Climate Change

In an open letter, academics and organisations from across the world have asked the FAO to withdraw a livestock emissions report that they claim contains "significant methodological errors". A group of over 100 organisations,…
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An often insurmountable price barrier is keeping many people from buying plant-based alternatives to beef, pork, and chicken. By Ayurella Horn-Muller Isobelle McClements was 13 when she came home from school and told her parents she…
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German flag carrier Lufthansa is passing on the added costs from EU-mandated sustainable aviation fuel use to passengers, with a green surcharge of up to €72 per ticket across Europe. Lufthansa passengers departing from Europe from…
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Economists are seeing a growing link between isolated climate shocks and supply chain disruptions that lead to higher food costs. By Ayurella Horn-Muller It’s no secret that a warming world will drive food prices higher, a phenomenon…
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Quorn Foods is entering the blended meat category as part of foodservice and hospital offerings – its CEO Marco Bertacca explains why the mycoprotein giant is doing so. British meat-free leader Quorn Foods' mycoprotein will be mixed…
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Denmark will introduce a tax on carbon emissions from agriculture later this year to meet its climate goals, becoming the first country to do so. Farmers will need to shell out $100 per year for the greenhouse gas emissions from each of…
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Apple TV+ has announced Omnivore, an eight-part docuseries on the convergence of food and climate change created by the owner of the world's best restaurant. Crop failures, escalating prices, endangered trees – the effects of climate…
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A month after it unveiled the first Center for Sustainable Protein in North Carolina, the Bezos Earth Fund has opened its second alternative protein hub at Imperial College London. It plans to open a third centre in Asia soon. The Bezos…
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A group of athletes and climate scientists have warned that intense heat at the Paris Olympics – set to be the hottest games on record – could lead to competitors collapsing, or in worst-case scenarios, even dying. In 2021, with…
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As the climate crisis worsens, so does the security of those who report on it, leading many journalists to censor themselves or use sceptics for 'balance', a new survey finds. Nearly four in 10 journalists (39%) reporting on climate…
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Regardless of who wins next month, fossil fuel interests have multiple levers for influencing policy. By Freddie Daley and Peter Newell The UK is heading to the polls on July 4. Although it doesn’t get enough attention, the two major…
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The German Nutrition Society has reassessed the impacts of plant-based foods and changed its official position on veganism, noting that it can be a 'health-promoting' diet. The body responsible for creating Germany's dietary guidelines,…
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The majority of the world's population wants stronger climate action by their governments and a transition away from fossil fuels, the largest-ever climate survey has found. Most citizens of the world's biggest polluters want their…
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The UK's supreme court has ruled that the climate implications of fossil fuels must be taken into account by planning bodies, throwing new projects in doubt. Future fossil fuel extraction projects in the UK are in jeopardy, thanks to a…
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The Canadian government has announced it will ban open-net salmon farms in British Columbia in 2029, but environmentalists have criticised the five-year-long delay in implementation. By 2029, open-net salmon farming will be banned in…
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The study focuses on a Canadian oil field that should have shut down in 2016 but could now keep producing oil until 2100. By Geoff Dembicki A major Canadian oil field in the province of Saskatchewan would likely have reached the end…
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While swapping beef for chicken may lower your impact on the climate, it also means killing more poorly treated animals. The key to balancing the tradeoff is to just eat less meat. During COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization…
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Months before it hosts this year's UN climate summit, Azerbaijan is being criticised for its crackdown on journalists, exacerbating an already appalling record of press censorship. 2024 may be a year where climate change is on the…
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In a speech last week, the UN secretary general implored countries and media companies to stop fossil fuel advertising – but is the warning falling on deaf ears? "Climate change is the mother of all stealth taxes paid by everyday people…
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If feeling helpless, angry, or anxious about climate change is taking over your life, therapy can help. But finding the right person to talk to is critical. By Samantha Harrington We live in a world in which extreme weather is…
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Lawmakers in Switzerland have voted to disregard a human rights ruling in favour of senior female climate activists, with a particularly reprehensible stance taken by the parliament's largest party. In a surprising move, Swiss…
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