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4 Sustainable Cafés to Try in Newcastle
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4 Sustainable Cafés to Try in Newcastle

Tired of feeling guilty every time you shill out on an overpriced filter coffee? Or for always skipping the plant-based toasies in Starbucks - in your defense they are always soggy. If only there were a way that you could eat on-the-go both sustainably and deliciously, saving the planet and your friends from your hanger. Oh wait, here are four sustainable cafés that you can try in Newcastle- Upon-Tyne that level up the usual sad, bland vegan options. With succulent meals and juicy environmental policies to match, maybe you'll finally be able to finish Veganuary this 2025. 4 - Pink Lane Bakery Image credit: Keira Gratton With all meals around the £5-£6 mark, and drinks between £3-£4, The Pink Lane Bakery operates at a mid-range price point that is definitely doable for st...
Why I Stopped Caring About My Carbon Footprint
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Why I Stopped Caring About My Carbon Footprint

^ Image credit: CDD20, Pixabay, CC0 1.0 As of 2024, I’m officially putting my foot down on tracking my carbon footprint. Now, that probably seems like a pretty ironic thing to read on an environmental blog. But, the idea of having a ‘carbon footprint’, or achieving carbon neutrality, doesn’t have the green beginnings you’d assume.   Like me, you probably first heard of a carbon footprint in school, or on one of the many apps which now features a carbon calculator. The term is defined by The Nature Conservancy as “the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions,” and is the most popular method of measuring our climate impact. It’s something that I was pretty concerned about for around a decade. Screengrab of Trai...