Happy Tuesday! Today we’ll introduce the UN climate exec taking on the fashion industry, explain why British apples are at risk from global warming, and tickle your funny bone with a generous spread of top-quality memes. Let’s dive right in 👇:

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UN climate exec blasts the fashion industry

UN climate executive Simon Stiell has slated the fashion industry for failing to get serious about climate change. While he acknowledged that some companies have made progress in bringing down emissions, Stiell remarked that these are still “eye-wateringly high” across the industry. And, despite the green targets outlined in 2018’s Fashion Charter, “after five years the fashion industry simply isn’t at the point where we can say that it is truly changing”. Now, this obviously isn’t the best news – but where so many politicians skirt around the topic of climate change, Stiell’s bluntness is pretty refreshing.

Climate change turns up the heat on British apples

Traditional British apples are under threat from rising temperatures – and may soon be replaced by more resilient crops from overseas. British apple trees normally make use of winter ‘chilling hours’ to conserve energy, before bursting back to life in the spring (a bit like hibernation). But as the planet heats up, these trees end up using more energy through the winter, leaving them with less for making fruit when spring comes around. Of course, this is a drop in the ocean when it comes to the loss of biodiversity resulting from climate change – but it’s still bitter news for the British fruit industry.

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