Climate Change

In its annual sustainability report, Brazilian meat major JBS scrapped its net-zero emissions goal for 2040 and omitted mentions of its earlier target of eliminating supply chain deforestation. JBS, a meat producer that emits more…
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Singaporean agritech startup Rize has closed a $31M Series B investment to aggressively expand sustainable, low-methane rice farming across Southeast Asia. Rize, a Singapore-based startup futureproofing rice production, has secured $31M…
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German biomaterials firm AMSilk has extended its collaboration with Ajinomoto Foods Europe to enable industrial-scale manufacturing of its bioengineered spider silk proteins. Three years after forming their strategic collaboration,…
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Johan Jörgensen is a writer, food systems thinker, founder of Sweden FoodTech, and the author of the new book, Flat Earth Food, from which this excerpt is adapted. There is a field in the American Midwest – you can find its equivalent…
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The EU has invested €5.5M ($6.3M) in the Coco-AI project, which aims to use artificial intelligence to develop a plant cell culture platform to grow sustainable cocoa. As part of its Horizon Europe scheme, the EU is betting on…
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US alternative fat startup Savor has closed a $32M funding round, with participation from AAK, which has signed a deal to develop dairy alternatives and bakery applications with the former's carbon-derived fats. Californian food tech…
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The EU has published its long-awaited Protein Plan, acknowledging the importance of plant-based proteins but failing to set concrete targets to increase production for human use. Europe’s policymakers have embraced plant proteins as a…
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Nambawan Spain, a spinoff of Nomad Bioscience, has unveiled Thaûma, a thaumatin sweetener produced via plant molecular farming, which is 13,600 times sweeter than sugar. The food tech industry's deepened focus on sugar reduction has led…
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The US's much-criticised update to the dietary guidelines will likely worsen the food system's environmental impact, thanks to the spotlight on protein and red meat. When the Trump administration unveiled the 2026 update to the US…
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US startup Mushmycel has introduced a range of vegan leather accessories derived from waste materials like reclaimed mushrooms, coffee grounds and coconut fibres. As consumers look for sustainable alternatives to harmful fashion…
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Germany's Planet A Foods has introduced a no-added-sugar version of its cocoa-free chocolate, ChoViva, to meet the demand for "healthier indulgence". Already selling to some of the world's biggest confectionery companies, Planet A Foods…
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In a project backed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, scientists at the University of Copenhagen have extracted protein from rapeseed oil press cake, which could be used to make meat and dairy alternatives. Scientists are betting on an…
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A new study shows that the EU stands to save €11.6B in budget, healthcare and environmental costs by shifting a majority of public food procurement spending towards plant-forward menus. The EU could save billions every year if it…
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German manufacturing giant Döhler Group has acquired Nukoko, a UK startup producing cocoa-free chocolate from fava beans. UK food tech startup Nukoko, which is aiming to transform the meaning of "bean to bar" chocolate with its…
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Most climate change estimates of AI focus on emissions from training large models, but they don't account for the impact of running them, according to a UN report. Barely any industry is growing at the breakneck pace of artificial…
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The Malaysian government is studying cultivated meat and other alternative proteins to secure its food supply in the face of climate change and El Niño. With a "super" El Niño set to raise temperatures to extreme levels, countries need…
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Whey is everywhere, but relentless demand puts it at risk of being nowhere. To address the shortage, manufacturers must turn to alternative protein sources. Food companies are scrambling to load protein into everything, and the ensuing…
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Italian coffee giant Lavazza has brought Tablì, its 100% coffee tabs that ditch plastic, wrappings and coatings altogether, to the US market. One of the world's largest coffee companies has introduced the "most ambitious product…
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As part of its sugar reduction approach, Tate & Lyle has expanded its plant cell culture partnership with BioHarvest Sciences to include multiple plant-based sweetener molecules. British ingredient giant Tate & Lyle has…
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Working with the Ivory Coast's Centre National de Recherche Agronomique, Swiss food giant Nestlé has developed six new robusta coffee varieties that are resistant to climate change and can nearly double yields. With the most abundant…
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Dutch deep-tech startup New Dawn Bio has raised €2.1M ($2.4M) in pre-seed funding for its cell-culture technology to grow deforestation-free wood. Cultivated proteins and fats have entered mainstream conversations, but using cell…
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