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Döhler Backs Fava Bean Chocolate Maker As Climate Change Eats Up Cocoa Crops
German food manufacturing specialist Döhler has invested in UK startup Nukoko to scale up its bean-to-bar cocoa-free chocolate, ahead of a market launch in 2025.
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In Latest Setback to Green Deal, EU Proposes 12-Month Delay to Anti-Deforestation Law
The EU is considering a year-long delay to its landmark anti-deforestation law after facing calls from governments and companies alike.
In the latest episode in the EU's long-running tussle over environmental policies, the bloc is now!-->!-->!-->…
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Nestlé, Tesco, Sainsbury’s Join Call to Make Food Waste Reporting Mandatory
It should be mandatory for food producers in the UK to disclose how much goes to waste, a group of food businesses have told the environment secretary.
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Tesco, Sainsbury’s ‘Misled’ Consumers By Burning Most of the Soft Plastic They Pledged to Recycle
The take-back schemes run by UK supermarkets to recycle soft plastics have misled consumers, with 70% of this waste being burned instead, an investigation has found.
Tesco and Sainsbury's – the UK's two largest retailers – are being!-->!-->!-->…
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Choruba & the Chocolate Factory: Italy’s Foreverland Bites Into €3.4M for New Cocoa-Free Chocolate Products
Cocoa-free chocolate maker Foreverland has raised €3.4M ($3.76M) in a seed funding round to open its first production facility for its carob-based Choruba alternative.
Puglia-based startup Foreverland has got investors' tastebuds!-->!-->!-->…
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LanzaTech Expands Gas Fermentation Tech to Recycle Waste Carbon Into Protein, Partners with US Military
Synbio firm LanzaTech has extended its carbon recycling operations to human food applications with a new protein, and teamed up with the US military on a joint project.
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Sweden, the Origin of ‘Flight Shame’, Scraps Aviation Tax – Despite Rise in Emissions
The Swedish government has announced that it is abolishing the flight tax it introduced in 2018 to combat aviation emissions, in a move welcomed by the industry and heavily criticised by climate activists.
Greta Thunberg has been let!-->!-->!-->…
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How Food Companies Should Report & Reduce Their Emissions with Better Progress Markers for Investors
Are corporate climate actions on par with their emissions targets and disclosures? A new report explores this very question.
Food companies are making some progress on reducing their greenhouse gas footprints, but they’re slow to!-->!-->!-->…
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Jane Fonda on US Election: ‘Do We Vote For the Future or For Burning Up the Planet?’
Republican nominee Donald Trump "wants to do away with all regulations and open up the floodgates for the fossil fuel industry and the nuclear industry," she said. "So the choice is very clear."
By Jessica Corbett
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Estonia’s Äio Secures €6.1M for Demo Facility to Turn Sawdust Into Palm Oil & Animal Fat Alternatives
Estonian startup Äio has closed a €6.1M ($6.8M) funding round to build a facility for its fermentation-derived alternatives to palm oil and animal fats.
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Big Oil Has Spent $5.6B in Global ‘Sportswashing’ Sponsorship Deals: Report
Fossil fuel companies are spending billions on sponsorship deals with some of the world's biggest sports entities in an attempt to 'sportswash' their role in climate change.
Manchester United's new part-owners Ineos, FIFA's primary!-->!-->!-->…
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Qarbotech Gains $1.5M to Expand Photosynthesis Enhancing Tech Across Southeast Asia
Malaysian climate tech startup Qarbotech has secured $1.5M in a seed extension round to help plants absorb carbon dioxide and increase yields by 60%.
What if farmers could add something to their crops that would capture more sunlight,!-->!-->!-->…
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Tyson Foods Faces Greenwashing Lawsuit Over ‘Climate-Smart’ Brazen Beef
US meat giant Tyson Foods has been sued by an environmental group for misleading consumers about the sustainability credentials of its "climate-smart" Brazen Beef.
Tyson Foods, America's largest beef producer, is being accused of!-->!-->!-->…
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Seaweed Packaging: Notpla Closes £20M Series A Extension to Fuel US Expansion & Sell 100 Million Plastic-Free Units
UK seaweed packaging startup Notpla has closed a £20M ($26.8M) Series A extension to expand to the US and replace 100 million single-use plastic items by 2026.
Notpla, the London-based maker of sustainable packaging, has snapped up £20M!-->!-->!-->…
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Plant-Based Food Offers Far Better Returns on Climate Investment Than EVs or Green Energy: Study
Investing in a plant-based food system offers much greater emissions cuts per dollar than renewable energy or electric vehicles, shows a new report.
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90% of Patients Satisfied with NYC’s Plant-Based Hospital Meals Scheme
New York City's Health + Hospitals scheme for plant-based meals has received overwhelming support from patients and led to reduced food costs and emissions.
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Climate Experts Develop Methodology for Food Banks to Measure & Reduce Methane Emissions
By diverting food waste, each food bank prevents as many emissions as 900 cars for a year, according to a new methodology designed to curb methane emissions.
The food system has a methane problem.
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The Blue Plate: How Mark Easter Uses Individual Dishes to Explore Food’s Climate Impact in New Book
Curbing the carbon footprint of what we eat won’t require an agricultural revolution. It's already happening in farms and ranches across the country.
By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Early into his new book The Blue Plate: A Food Lover’s!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Treets Taps ChoViva’s Cocoa-Free Chocolate for New Vegan Peanut Dragées
Planet A Foods has partnered with Katjes International to launch a cocoa-free, plant-based version of the famous Treets peanut dragées.
Katjes International is bringing out a cocoa- and dairy-free version of Treets Peanuts, thanks to a!-->!-->!-->…
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UK’s Top 10 Food Companies Produce More Emissions Than the Entire Country: Report
The 10 largest food and drink producers in the UK are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions globally than the entire aviation industry, new analysis shows.
Big Food is polluting the planet more than all the flights we take, and!-->!-->!-->…
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Government Subsidies to Planet-Harming Sectors Surpass $2.6T, Going Against Global Climate Goals
Since 2022, environmentally harmful subsidies from governments have risen by roughly $800B, now accounting for 2.5% of the world's GDP each year.
Despite pledging to repurpose at least $500B of planet-harming subsidies a year by 2030,!-->!-->!-->…
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