Everything that makes campaigning against fossil fuels difficult is 10x harder when it comes to opposing #LivestockFarming .
Yet, alongside fossil fuels, it's one of the two most destructive industries on Earth. We shouldn't shy away.
This week's column.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Rising Temperatures, Surging Threats: UK at Risk of Mosquito-Borne Diseases as Climate Crisis Intensifies - Is the Government Doing Enough? 💭 Read as Marjon PhD Student Katie talks about the need for climate action. Read the opinion piece here: loom.ly/UcVwNVc #Opinion

🌱 Super proud to get Highly Commended at the Green Gown Awards 😊

Thank you for a great night Green Gown Awards and for your amazing support Debby Cotton and Plymouth Marjon University 💚

🌱 Having a lovely time at the Green Gown Awards with Debby Cotton 🙃

Green Gown Awards #sustainability

Another push for our first discussion group happening next Wednesday! Drop-in at a time that works for you and enjoy looking at some archival artefacts. Plus there will be tea, coffee and snacks!

Go on, you know you want to!

🦋 This afternoon I took part in the #BigButterflyCount and didn't realise that so many different species visited my garden!

If you're a butterfly novice like me, I totally recommend you have a go: bigbutterflycount.org 🦋

Butterfly Conservation 🦋

'...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 diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows theguardian.com/environment/20…

Super happy to be a finalist for the Green Gown Awards student sustainability champion of the year award 😊

Plymouth Marjon University Marjon Sustainability

Delighted to hear that Plymouth Marjon University and @MarjonSCION PGR student, Katie Major-Smith is a finalist for student sustainability champion of the year in the Green Gown Awards. She's made an amazing contribution to developing sustainability at the university and nationally.

Hot air: five climate myths pushed by the US beef industry theguardian.com/environment/20…

Super happy this paper is published! Well done Dan Major-Smith (@djsmith90.bsky.social) for leading an excellent study looking at cooperation among Agta children 👏

It was a lovely surprise to receive an award for outstanding postgraduate research student Plymouth Marjon University (I didn't even know I was nominated!). Thank you to the kind person who nominated me - you made my day 😊

#MarjonAwards

This is brilliant! Well done Students' Union UCL 👏