Great news. At the very least it helps the litter issue. Ultimately we need to use more reusable things.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-bans-and-restrictions-on-polluting-single-use-plastics-come-into-force

New bans and restrictions on polluting single-use plastics come into force

Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October

^{Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (GOV.UK)}

Rishi Sunak shows his pro-car beliefs. I drive though currently don't own a car but why would a want cars speeding past my house, especially ones with people who don't live here. In some places that might increase congestion but then we need to decrease car driving.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66965714

Sunak vows to stop 20mph zones and review LTNs

PM says measures like 20mph zones should not be forced on drivers but Labour accuses him of hypocrisy.

^{By Graeme Baker (BBC News)}

The whole article is interesting but especially the emotional impact of speaking a foreign language. I have a habit of speaking/singing French at random times and it could a way to help regulate emotions which fits with speaking a foreign language making you more objective, detached and less anxious. It all makes sense in my experience.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/17/how-learning-thinking-in-a-foreign-language-improves-decision-making

Vegan quiche! You start off with a yellow liquid made in a blender and it turns into this! It was tasty and pretty easy as well.

https://jessicainthekitchen.com/easy-vegan-quiche-gluten-free-unbelievably-divine/

Makes intuitive sense, since meat animals are fed on plants anyway, meat has all the impacts of plants, plus bonus unique animal impacts (somewhat negated by the fact that plants fed to animals are often essentially waste/bi-product of farming plants for humans).
A lot of people say things like "oh I would go vegetarian/vegan, but x!" for example "I would go vegetarian, but bacon!" to which I think, "okay then, go vegetarian, except for bacon. sounds simple enough, and far better than doing nothing." going cold-turkey (pun?) on meat can be daunting, so if that is what's holding you back, find something else that works for you, cutting out a particular animal product, or doing something like "meatless Mondays" or having no set structure to it, just trying out more vege/vegan food when you can. It is clear at this point that the way meat is currently consumed in our society is unsustainable and unethical, so any reduction on that front is good.

Jack of all trades

2023-07-20 18:09:44

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The research showed that vegan diets resulted in 75% less climate-heating emissions, water pollution and land use than diets in which more than 100g of meat a day was eaten. Vegan diets also cut the destruction of wildlife by 66% and water use by 54%, the study found.

It turned out that what was eaten was far more important in terms of environmental impacts than where and how it was produced.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/20/vegan-diet-cuts-environmental-damage-climate-heating-emissions-study

#ClimateChange #veganism #vegan #water

Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows

Detailed analysis finds plant diets lead to 75% less climate-heating emissions, water pollution and land use than meat-rich ones

^{Damian Carrington (The Guardian)}