Climate Change

Misinformation is rampant in the food system, with attacks on alternative protein becoming louder and more frequent. Robbie Lockie, founder of the newly formed Freedom Food Alliance, talks about the organisation's research into meat and…
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Los Angeles County has passed a motion to make all departmental food purchases plant-based by default, citing the environmental and human health benefits of vegan diets. US politicians Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis have spearheaded a…
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With 2024 a year of major elections around the world, Caitlin Smith, senior campaigner at corporate watchdog Changing Markets Foundation, highlights the non-profit's research into alternative protein misinformation on social media, and why…
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As France restricts plant-based meat labels, pushes to ban cultivated meat, and encourages factory farming, nutrition experts and climate activists are urging the national dietary guidelines to recommend a reduction in meat consumption. …
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A "quite radical" report suggests governments and communities, not the private sector, should be leading the carbon removal industry. By Tik Root To get to the Super Bowl on time, Taylor Swift took a private jet from Tokyo to Los…
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Singaporean food tech startup Prefer, which makes beanless coffee from food industry sidestream ingredients, has raised $2M to fund a larger production facility and its Asia expansion. How do you Prefer your coffee? If you ask Jake…
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Alabama has become the latest US state to take legislative action against cultivated meat, with the Senate passing a bill to ban these proteins. The bill will now move to the House of Representatives, where it could become law. It's…
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Big agriculture and far-right parties set farmers against the environment, but producers on the ground in Brussels told a different story. By Rachel Sherrington Across France, Italy and Belgium last week thousands of farmers …
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The authors of a new book, ‘The Conceivable Future’, discuss how people are thinking about family planning in a time of climate change. By Daisy Simmons A particular sort of demographic thing was going on for us both — you know, the…
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The press is covering the 2024 campaign as if climate isn’t on the ballot, but 56% of US voters are ‘concerned’ or ‘alarmed’ about the crisis. By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope Fact one: more voters face national elections in 2024…
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US startup California Cultured will see its cell-based cocoa incorporated in products by Japanese chocolate giant Meiji, with a 10-year commercial partnership for the former's Flavanol Cocoa Powder. West Sacramento-based food tech…
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New Zealand's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Māori leader Mike Smith's climate case versus fossil fuel and dairy companies, which include Fonterra. In a landmark win for environmental rights, the New Zealand Supreme Court has…
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With seed oils on the back burner and olive oil questioned for its climate impact, one company is banking on microalgae, and to convince you, it has sought the help of a three-Michelin-starred chef. We're having a fat moment. People are…
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Today's kids are more vulnerable to climate change than any generation, and thus more inclined to have consumption behaviours that are kinder to the planet – the meat industry is trying to derail that by influencing the education system. …
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With agriculture's impact on the climate becoming clearer than ever, there are distinct views on how best to tackle the problem and enable a healthy, affordable and sustainable food system. A new report looks at the most ideal approach. …
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With Gen Alpha deemed to be the eco-warrior demographic growing up in an increasingly volatile climate (literally), it's never a bad thing to teach children about the real world – here are seven of the best climate change books for kids. …
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The unaccounted costs of the global food system on human and planetary health amounts to $15T a year, according to a new report, which predicts contrasting futures based on current trends and transformation pathways, and suggests the best…
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From one greenwashing scandal to the next, carbon offsets have developed a notorious reputation over the last few years. As more investigations call out their inflated claims and regulations clamp down on the sector, could the voluntary…
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German fermentation tech startup Planet A Foods, the parent company of cocoa-free chocolate brand ChoViva, has secured $15.4M in a Series A funding round. On the heels of partnerships with industry giants, It plans to introduce its product…
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The number of vegans in the UK has grown by 78%, reaching 2.5 million, according to an annual survey by Finder. This means 4.7% of adult Brits follow a plant-based diet – but separate research shows little understanding of climate language…
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Israeli cellular agriculture firm Pluri has launched a cell-based coffee business, which will be spun out into a new subsidiary focused on industrial-scale production to combat the crop's climate challenges. As arable land shrinks by…
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