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Tesco urged to cut links with forest destroyers as the Amazon burns
Shocking images show illegal fires raging in the Amazon
Brazil records 13-year high in fire hot spots – Greenpeace UK response
Unilever’s climate announcement is an empty PR exercise says Greenpeace
In response to today’s announcement by Unilever, John Sauven, Executive Director of Greenpeace UK, said:
Winging it: UK’s chicken boom is fuelling deforestation in South America
Greenpeace calls on supermarkets to set meat-reduction targets
Supermarkets pushing chicken sales despite links to climate change
People often opt for chicken over beef for environmental reasons. But new Greenpeace research shows that the chicken sold in the UK is a major driver of deforestation, and supermarkets have little idea of the impact this has on forests. Here are the facts.
Winging it: how the UK’s chicken habit is fuelling the climate and nature emergency
Chicken is the most popular meat in the UK. But the soya used as feed is responsible for deforestation in South America, accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss.
Is eating chicken really better for the environment than eating beef?
Eating chicken is thought to have less of an impact on the planet than eating beef. But the truth is chicken can also wreak havoc on the climate. Producing soya to feed the billions of chickens eaten every year around the world has led to forest clearance on an epic scale, accelerating climate change and pushing wildlife into extinction.
