Switch out coffee for matcha for the sake of your health (thenewdaily.com.au) It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s packed with antioxidants and could be good for you, which is why matcha has been on the rise for years, not only in Australia but around the world. According to Britannica, the powdered green tea was introduced to Japan in the 1100s by a Zen Buddhist monk who studied in China and then brought back seeds and knowledge of how to prepare the drink. Zen Buddhists then developed a new way to grow the tea leaf plant, by keeping it in shade, which is thought to be behind the health benefits of matcha. To this day, matcha is derived from the shrub, Camellia sinensis , which is used for your standard green tea. Japan is the world’s biggest exporter of matcha and it is still used in tea ceremonies but in recent years the drink has become more widely accessible around the world. Vibrant green in colour, it’s not hard to spot a matcha and some celebrity fans are eager to share
Global leaders reached a historic agreement at COP28 to triple renewable energy by 2030 to keep a 1.5°C pathway within reach – but the world will have to overcome five key challenges to turn words into action. As the annual climate summit comes to a close in Dubai, much of the focus has centred on language around the phasing out of fossil fuels. Near unanimous condemnation of the first draft of the agreement has made way for a split verdict on the final text released today (Wednesday). Where there is certainly widespread celebration however is the summit agreement – dubbed “the UAE Consensus” – calling on countries to triple their renewable energy capacity globally by the end of the decade. That followed representatives of at least 130 countries having separately pledged to hit that same target. That will mean increasing installed renewables from 3.4TW of capacity globally at the end of last year to 11TW by 2030. “Tripling renewable capacity worldwide is the si