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The latest news and stories about food and climate policy from Green Queen Media.
The Fossil Fuel Lobby’s Misinformation Campaign Against the EPA’s EV Rules Has Begun
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, a major oil refining group, is once again behind a push to keep cars running on oil.
By Adam M Lowenstein
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Sustainable Catering: UCL to Pilot Food Carbon Tracking App for Students
University College London (UCL) and its caterer CH&CO have partnered with Reewild, an app that allows users to track and reduce their carbon footprint from food, making it the first university to trial such an initiative for students.
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The Protein Brewery Earns US & Singapore Regulatory Approval for Fermotein Ingredient
Dutch food tech startup The Protein Brewery has received regulatory approval from US and Singapore authorities to produce and market its fungi-derived fermented ingredient, Fermotein.
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Future Food Quick Bites: IKEA Hot Dogs, Blended Dairy & Expo West Awards
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers IKEA's cheaper-than-meat vegan hot dogs, a new range of blended dairy!-->…
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The War on Meat: Why Legislators are Trying to Ban Cultivated Meat
Restricting the sale of protein cultured from animal cells, developed as a way to raise meat without the climate impacts of livestock, has become a trendy right-wing legislative focus in states from Arizona to Florida.
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Big Oil, Big Lawsuits: The Fossil Fuel Industry is Bracing Itself for Climate Trials
A quarter of Americans now live in cities and states taking companies to court over lying to the public.
By Kate Yoder
It’s been six years since cities in California started the trend of taking Big Oil to court for deceiving the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Consent Defence: UK Climate Activists Lose ‘Last Remaining’ Protection for Criminal Damage During Protests
This week, climate protestors in England and Wales prosecuted for criminal damage lost the right to use the 'consent defence', which has been available to them since 1971 and led to a series of acquittals in the past.
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Ahead of Singapore Launch, Meatable Can Now Make Cultivated Meat Quicker Than Anyone Else
Dutch cultivated meat leader Meatable has cut the production time for its cultivated meat by half, making it the fastest process in the sector. This means its hybrid pork sausages are much cheaper to produce, months before their expected!-->…
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Sweet Protein: Oobli Receives FDA GRAS Letter for Game-Changing Precision-Fermented Sugar Alternative
Californian food tech startup Oobli has received a 'no further questions' letter from the FDA for its Oubli Sweet Protein made from precision fermentation. The ingredient leverages West African fruits to make a sugar alternative that has!-->…
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The Pure Veg U-Turn: The Zomato Debacle That Divided the World’s Largest Vegetarian Minority
This week, Indian food delivery service Zomato launched a Pure Veg Mode in its app for people to order from 100% vegetarian restaurants – but it has sparked intense debate about casteism and religious discrimination after announcing a!-->…
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Cash Cows: Banks Have Financed Over Half a Trillion Dollars to Increase Meat & Dairy Production Since the 2015 Paris Agreement
Since world leaders signed the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015, banks and financial institutions have credited livestock producers with $615B to increase meat and dairy production, according to a new study.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Nicki Minaj’s Nails, Vegan Condoms & Animal-Free Yoghurt
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a new vegan nail brand by Nicki Minaj, cocoa-free easter eggs, and!-->…
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India Working on Regulatory Framework for Cultivated Meat & Seafood: Report
India is joining the ranks of other southeast Asian companies to establish a regulatory framework for cultivated meat and seafood companies, who can then file a dossier to receive approval from its food safety authority to sell their!-->…
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Formo & Those Vegan Cowboys Join Forces to Bring Animal-Free Cheese to EU Shelves
European precision fermentation leaders Formo and Those Vegan Cowboys have announced an R&D partnership to advance the production of their casein proteins and bring animal-free cheeses to the EU market. The collaboration combines their!-->…
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Why Won’t the FAO Talk About Meat? It’s What Climate Experts are Asking the UN Body
At COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) produced its much-awaited roadmap to cut emissions from the food system in line with the 1.5°C goal – but it didn't address reducing meat and dairy consumption as a solution. Now,!-->…
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UK Regulatory Approval for Cultivated Meat Looms with New Proposed Rules, As Meatly Expects Greenlight for Pet Food Within 3 Months
Meatly, the British startup making cultivated meat for pets, has indicated that it expects to get the regulatory greenlight to sell its cat food within three months, which would make it the first company in the sector to go to market in!-->…
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63% of the USDA’s Climate-Smart Funding Goes to Farming Practices That Don’t Cut Emissions
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) funding for climate-smart agriculture is flawed, with 63% going to farming practices that don't reduce – or actually increase – greenhouse gas emissions, a new report has found.
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Report Says Europe Not Prepared for ‘Catastrophic’ Climate Impacts, But Fails to Highlight Livestock Farming
The first risk assessment of the impact of climate change on Europe puts the urgency of action into sharp focus – but the lack of a spotlight on livestock farming is a huge miss.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Kraft Dinner, Falafalcinis & Oat Milk Reese’s
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers nutrition wins for plant-based meat, a ton of alt-dairy announcements,!-->…
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Here’s What the SEC’s New Climate Disclosure Rules Really Mean
The SEC has watered down and walked back on its proposed rules for mandatory corporate disclosures of scope 3 emissions – here's why, and what that means.
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Florida Will Soon Ban Cultivated Meat – Here’s How the Industry is Fighting Back
Florida will imminently ban cultivated meat from being produced or sold within state borders, with Governor Ron DeSantis set to sign the bill that was passed in the Republican-controlled House last week. But the alternative protein!-->…
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