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EU Grants €50M Loan for Swedish Ag Giant to Build Pea Protein Factory for Meat Alternatives
The European Investment Bank has provided Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen with €50M in part financing for a pea protein isolate factory.
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The Banana Benchmark: Can ‘Equivalency’ Carbon Labels Help Us Make Better Food Choices?
What's the best way to relatably communicate the carbon footprint of food products on their packaging?
What do a running man, a banana, and a footprint all have in common?
No, it’s not the start of a bad joke, but each of these items!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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EU Commits to Protein Diversification Strategy, But MEPs Push for More Action
The EU Commission has answered calls to create a protein diversification strategy; parliamentarians say more definitive action is needed.
After see-sawing on its commitments to a greener protein ecosystem, the EU has finally agreed to!-->!-->!-->…
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Clean Body, Clean Planet: Colgate-Palmolive Taps Palm Oil Alternative for Fermented Soap Bar
Colgate-Palmolive has teamed up with NoPalm Ingredients to make a sustainable soap bar from a fermentation-derived palm oil alternative.
Soon, you could be using soap made from food waste and fermentation. The climate kicker? It's made!-->!-->!-->…
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Grass-Fed Beef A Deceptive Climate ‘Solution’ That Misleads Consumers, Confirms New Study
Grass-fed beef is as bad for the planet as the industrial version, and significantly more carbon-intensive than plant proteins, a new study has found.
You may be eating grass-fed beef because you've been told it's better for the!-->!-->!-->…
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For Its Sustainable Butter, Savor is Ditching Cows for CO2 – and You Can Eat It This Year
Californian food tech startup Savor has launched its farm-free, carbon-based butter, which will appear on Michelin-starred menus this year, ahead of a Series B funding round.
"Life on Earth is carbon-based, meaning both we and the food!-->!-->!-->…
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The Latest Threat to Your Gut? Global Warming
The exacerbating effects of climate change could wreak havoc on human gut health, especially in middle- and low-income countries, according to a new study.
The growing popularity of Ozempic, GLP-1-supportive food and drink products, and!-->!-->!-->…
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No Meat, No Fuel: Massive Attack’s Bristol Concert Breaks Record as Lowest-Carbon Live Music Event
British trip-hop band Massive Attack's music festival in Bristol last summer produced the lowest emissions of any concert ever, according to a new report.
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No Supermarket Has A Methane Plan, But US Retailers Are the Worst Climate Offenders
None of the world's 20 largest retailers have set methane reduction targets, despite meat and dairy making up a third of their emissions, a new analysis has found.
According to a new report focused on methane emissions, the world's!-->!-->!-->…
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The Cost of Climate Change: 6 Foods You Love Are About to Get More Expensive
Climate change is already disrupting food supplies across the world, causing shortages and raising prices for consumers – here are six staples under threat.
For those who find it sexy, your morning mocha could be in trouble. Or if,!-->!-->!-->…
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Glass Bottles, Tomato Skins & Desert Crops: How Boca Became the Middle East’s Most Sustainable Restaurant
In a decade, Omar Shihab and his team at Boca have pioneered how restaurants approach sustainability, championing local produce from a historically barren region.
"In a way, we're living the future today," says Omar Shihab.
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ReFED’s Sara Burnett: ‘GLP-1 Drugs & AI Will Have Profound Impacts on US Food Waste’
Sara Burnett, executive director of non-profit ReFED, talks food waste in the US, state bans, and the "profound impact" of AI and Ozempic.
Food waste in the US has reached a four-year high, reaching 73.9 million tonnes – or 31% of the!-->!-->!-->…
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Study: Livestock Agriculture Named the Leading Cause of Climate Change
Using updated greenhouse gas metrics, a new study suggests that animal agriculture is the leading cause of climate change.
As the US Department of Agriculture is hit with lawsuits from farmers over its decision to remove references to!-->!-->!-->…
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Rewe Group Unveils Plant Protein Strategy, Calls for Policy Reform
German retailer Rewe Group has developed a protein strategy to increase its share of plant-based sales and has called for a shift in policies to encourage investment in the sector.
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Explainer: Why Climate Change Experts Are Asking the UK Govt to Replace Meat with Plant-Based Alternatives
Brits need to drastically reduce their meat and dairy consumption to help the country meet its climate goals, and experts say plant-based and alternative proteins are the key to this shift.
Sunday roasts will need a major makeover if!-->!-->!-->…
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Could Replacing Palm Oil Make Deforestation Worse?
A new study suggests that replacing palm oil with conventional vegetable oils could have unintended climate consequences. So what's the ultimate sustainable fat solution?
Tasteless, odourless, inexpensive, and present in half of all!-->!-->!-->…
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Plants on the Map: The 5 Vegan Michelin Star Restaurants Around the World
From London to New York City, five vegan restaurants possess Michelin stars – here's what you need to know.
Who says high-end can't be climate-conscious and ethical?
Across the world, more and more restaurants are greenifying their!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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EU Directs Member States to Cut Food by 30%, But Climate Experts Lament ‘Weak Ambition’
The EU has set legally binding targets for all countries to reduce food waste by up to 30% in a revision of the waste framework directive, but climate groups say the target is not enough.
Lawmakers in the EU reached a provisional!-->!-->!-->…
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Dotsie Bausch is Changing the World – Or At Least the Price of Your Oat Milk Latte
Plant-powered Olympian Dotsie Bausch has been fiercely advocating for coffee companies to remove the non-dairy milk surcharge – now, Tim Hortons and Dunkin' have become the latest chains to drop the levy.
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Explainer: ‘Death of Farm to Fork’ – What Does EU Agrifood Vision Meant For Plant-Based Proteins?
The EU has published its much-anticipated food and farming vision, raising alarm bells among climate experts and ignoring calls for a shift to plant-based proteins.
"A near-total failure." "Very timid." "Tunnel vision." "The death of!-->!-->!-->…
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How Do You Parent in a Climate Crisis? Bridget Shirvell Has Some Ideas
Bridget Shirvell, author of Parenting in A Climate Crisis – which grew out of her eponymous newsletter – talks raising eco-conscious children, making the food-climate connection, and the importance of going outside.
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