A survey has revealed that Europe’s youth are willing to make drastic lifestyle changes in the name of climate change. Conducted in seven European countries, the YouGov poll shows that 46% of respondents aged 18 to 24 back a ban on fossil fuel cars, compared to just 22% of respondents aged 65 and over. The survey also showed a high willingness among young people to reduce meat and dairy from their diet, while 35% of 18 to 24 year olds were happy to buy second-hand clothing. The poll also revealed that a large minority of young people were discouraged about having families due to economic worries.
UK household data has confirmed that British people are eating less meat than ever before. The average person consumed just 854g of meat per week in the year leading to March 2022, marking a 14% decline in household meat consumption since 2012. The data also showed that consumption of meat-based takeaways such as kebabs and meat pies are at their lowest since the 1980s. The shift in dietary habits has been attributed to the impact of Covid-19, changes in lifestyle, and ongoing financial difficulties.
Promising updates have been issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA), whose latest annual report foresees renewable energy sources providing half of the world’s electricity by 2030. The agency believes that major changes in the global energy system are likely, with oil, gas and coal demand expected to peak in the next seven years. The report also emphasised that demand for electric vehicles is set to increase, along with solar PV and offshore wind power.
A new cervical cancer treatment using cheap, existing drugs has been hailed as the biggest breakthrough in two decades. The study, which involved 500 cervical cancer patients, found that an intensive course of carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy reduced the risk of death or cancer returning by 35% in those undergoing chemoradiation. One of the study’s authors expressed hope that the treatment can be swiftly introduced worldwide.
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir has participated in the country’s first women’s strike in almost 50 years, with 100,000 women and non-binary people joining the protest. The strikers were calling for greater gender equality
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