Climate Change

The world's top coffee producers are getting too hot to grow the crop, and high prices are already changing how we consume it. Singapore's Prefer is betting on ready-to-drink, bean-free drinks as a solution. Coffee prices are worsening…
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After fulfilling its 2025 target of aligning its sales with the Dutch dietary guidelines, Lidl Netherlands has set a new goal for 2030, with a focus on plant-based whole foods. Discount retailer Lidl is extending its sustainable protein…
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Driven by intense lobbying and the rise of the far-right, the EU spends over 500 times more money via CAP subsidies on beef and dairy than plant-based foods like legumes and nuts. Ahead of the decision-making stage of the EU's 2028-34…
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Belgian food tech startup Koppie has secured additional funding and completed an industrial-scale production run of its beanless coffee products, ahead of a planned launch later this year. Would you drink "hybrid coffee"? This is a…
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Footwear giant Allbirds has launched what it claims is an "industry-first" collection of shoes made from Modern Meadow's cow-free leather alternative. Allbirds may be closing all its US stores, but the global footwear company continues…
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The French government has updated its national dietary guidelines, which recommend limiting meat and increasing plant-based protein consumption to improve public and planetary health. It took three extra years, but France finally got…
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Norwegian food systems non-profit Eat Foundation will discontinue operations in its current format amid a significant shift in the global donor landscape. Eat Foundation, one-half of the research body that created the Planetary Health…
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Livestock farming is already a leading driver of climate change, and increasing GHG emissions could result in a 36-50% decline in the area suitable for grazing by the end of the century. The world's largest food production system is…
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UK food tech startup Win-Win has signed an exclusive distribution deal with confectionery wholesaler Keylink to expand the reach of its cocoa-free chocolate alternatives. The cocoa-free chocolate wave is raging on. Food companies…
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US biomaterials startup MycoWorks has been acquired by DFX Corp and undergone a strategic restructuring to expand the reach of its Fine Mycelium technology. One of the pioneers of the sustainable leather space, Denver-based MycoWorks…
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People are three times more likely to choose oat milk in their coffee drinks when it is offered as the default option, lowering emissions by 25-34%. Changing a café's default milk option from dairy to oat can increase the latter's…
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US startup Savor has launched a beauty and personal care division, expanding its carbon-based fats beyond food to address the climate issues caused by the use of tropical oils in cosmetics. The ubiquitous use of palm oil in cosmetics…
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UK startup Sparxell has raised €4.2M ($5M) in pre-Series A funding to replace fossil-fuel-derived pigments with plant-based colours in the fashion and packaging sectors. Fossil-free pigments are painting the VC town red, with British…
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Italian food tech startup Foreverland has expanded the availability of its cocoa-free chocolate, Choruba, through partnerships with some of Europe's leading confectionery manufacturers. Months after opening its first production…
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As meat production shrinks in the UK, livestock farmers could be more profitable if they work on improving the environment and produce less meat. The best way for meat farmers to make more money could be to produce less meat, according…
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The National University of Singapore has introduced carbon-labelled meals on campus menus as part of a research initiative with carbon accounting firm Zevero. In its bid to identify the most effective ways to lower food-related…
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German food tech startup Planet A Foods is leading the cocoa-free alternative race to help the chocolate industry deal with the climate crisis. It has now gone global and will soon enter the US. As chocolate collaborations go, there's…
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A new Factory Farming Index suggests that industrial animal agriculture leads to a loss of 1.8 years of healthy life per person, thanks to antibiotic resistance and excessive meat consumption. Factory-farmed meat is threatening human…
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Hybrid dairy is looking to plug the gap between dairy's climate and health issues and plant-based alternatives' taste and price challenges – can it be the near-term solutions this industry sorely needs? Milk remains the most…
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Low-carbon beef is a fantasy, and the only way to guarantee a reduced impact of this meat is to buy less of it, according to a new study. Livestock producers may make claims of sustainability or even carbon neutrality, but beef can…
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From Brazil’s cattle pastures to Indonesia’s palm oil plantations, European “green” funds that claim to combat climate change are financing companies tied to deforestation and rising emissions, shows a new investigation by Green Queen…
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