Kanksha Chawla, Author at Green is the New Black https://greenisthenewblack.com/author/kanksha/ Your Conscious Guide Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:59:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://greenisthenewblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-green-favicon-32x32.png Kanksha Chawla, Author at Green is the New Black https://greenisthenewblack.com/author/kanksha/ 32 32 211232470 These 10 Food Waste Apps Are Here to Nourish Your Sustainable & Circular Lifestyles https://greenisthenewblack.com/these-10-food-waste-apps-are-here-to-nourish-your-sustainable-circular-lifestyles/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:06:00 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=32890 Have you been growing increasingly aware of the food in your house that might be going to waste? The food crisis is real, but with #LittleGreenSteps, its effects can be reduced. From redistributing excess to tackling your household food, you can do your bit with these food waste apps.  Bread and butter issues: what’s wrong…

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]]> 32890 Where to Start if You’re Looking For a Conscious Climate Career https://greenisthenewblack.com/green-climate-career/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:12:23 +0000 https://www.greenisthenewblack.com/?p=36639 If you’re looking to quit working in an extractive industry, recently graduated, or are just searching for a career that matches your values after being hit by a bout of climate anxiety, chances are you’ve googled “climate jobs” or scrolled endlessly through educational sites to upskill yourself. The escalating climate crisis, coupled with rising costs…

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]]> 36639 Will e-Waste be the end of us? https://greenisthenewblack.com/will-e-waste-be-the-end-of-us/ Thu, 25 May 2023 06:59:16 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=33708 It’s estimated that by 2030 we’ll produce 74 million tons of e-waste every year, with wealthier nations exporting the problem and poorer countries left to deal with the fallout. At the same time, corporations’ love of electronics is showing no signs of slowing down. This week, we revive the e-waste conversation… The reality behind e-waste…

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]]> 33708 As of Earth Day 2023, The World is Still Breathing https://greenisthenewblack.com/as-of-earth-day-2023-the-world-is-still-breathing/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:11:16 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=33294 The work is to believe that there is a chance until there is none. That is not naivety, not optimism, but a form of discipline to do everything we can until we can’t. This Earth Day, we’re embodying regeneration. Movements are sprouting and rewilding the planet: What are they? How can we lend our best…

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]]> 33294 Breaking Down Tesla’s Much-Hyped Master Plan 3 https://greenisthenewblack.com/breaking-down-teslas-much-hyped-master-plan-3/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:50:00 +0000 https://greenisthenewblack.com/?p=37117 During Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day presentation in Austin, Texas, billionaire CEO Elon Musk shared the third part of the company’s Master Plan towards a fossil-free Earth. But the plan was received with mixed feelings. We get to the bottom of it. Our energy economy today is dirty and wasteful. 80% of global energy comes from…

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]]> 37117 4 Reasons Why the Final IPCC Report Gives Us Hope https://greenisthenewblack.com/4-reasons-why-the-final-ipcc-report-gives-us-hope/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:39:16 +0000 https://greenisthenewblack.com/?p=37150 The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 6th Assessment Summary Report underscores points about climate change and its impacts. We believe that hope and action will save us. Here’s why. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is a scientific group assembled by the United Nations to monitor global science related to climate change.…

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]]> 37150 President Biden, Stop The Willow Project https://greenisthenewblack.com/president-biden-stop-the-willow-project/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:07:55 +0000 https://greenisthenewblack.com/?p=37103 ConocoPhillips’ has a disastrous plan to drill the Western Arctic and Biden has given it the green light. This project could lock us into 30 more years of extraction, in the land surrounding Alaska. We cannot just let this happen. Join us in resisting the Willow Project. A Major Blow to Climate Goals ConocoPhillips’ proposed…

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]]> 37103 Decarbonisation: More Than Just a Pipe Dream? https://greenisthenewblack.com/decarbonisation-more-than-just-a-pipe-dream/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:48:09 +0000 https://greenisthenewblack.com/?p=36951 Car-free, carbon removal and net-zero: you’ve seen a fair share of these terms being used in government/business manifestos and on social media. The world needs rapid decarbonisation and we need it now. If we start acting, and our survival depends on it, decarbonisation could be more than just a pipe dream. Decarbonisation in a nutshell…

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]]> 36951 Join the #LookDown Action to Stop Deep Sea Mining https://greenisthenewblack.com/stop-deep-sea-mining-look-down/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:51:18 +0000 https://greenisthenewblack.com/?p=37011 This week we’re covering the urgent deep sea mining campaign that hasn’t been getting the attention it needs to win (although yes, French actor Lucas Bravo from Emily In Paris did post an Instagram video that went viral). Here’s the context, with an action toolkit that has everything you need to get started on the…

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]]> 37011 Cycle Zero Co-Founder Selim Zouaoui on Turning Construction Waste Into Resource https://greenisthenewblack.com/cycle-zero-co-founder-selim-zouaoui-on-turning-construction-waste-into-resource/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 23:41:46 +0000 https://greenisthenewblack.com/?p=36903 Undoubtedly, construction is destroying the planet: its waste amounts to one-third of the world’s overall waste and at least 40% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Cue Cycle Zero, an app that aims to spread its circular economy model throughout France by providing a solution that reduces expenses and environmental impact. By uploading nearby available…

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