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California Just Passed a New Carbon Offset Law – Here’s What It Means for Businesses
The state of California has passed new climate laws that are meant to curb greenwashing linked with the voluntary carbon offsetting market, requiring companies and offset providers to be more transparent in their claims and disclosures.!-->…
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Singapore Trade Minister on Food Tech Ecosystem: ‘Come to the Best Place in the World for Food Innovation’
Singapore is host to Rethink's Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit this week, where it's bolstering its role as a leader in the APAC food tech ecosystem. Off the back of a newly announced food safety bill that will advance novel food!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Pasta Partnerships, Killer Commercials & Christmas Incoming
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 an upcycled pasta partnership at Cambridge, the UK getting into!-->…
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Out of This World: Growing Meat in Space for the Better for the Planet
Two projects funded by the European Space Agency have looked at the viability of producing cultivated meat in space to provide more sustainable food for astronauts. The results are promising.
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New Singapore Food Safety Bill To Offer More Clarity for Novel Foods Like Cultivated Meat
Singapore is working on a Food Safety and Security Bill that would offer greater clarity on regulatory frameworks for novel foods like cultivated meat and help prevent foodborne illnesses like the ones suffered from raw seafood, which!-->…
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COP28: UN Climate Summit Confirms Two-Thirds of Food Will Be Meatless This Year
Months after confirming that this year's UN climate summit will have a "mostly vegan" menu, the COP28 Presidency has announced that two-thirds of the 250,000 meals served daily will be vegan and vegetarian. The move comes as experts!-->…
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Yes, Brits are Eating Less Meat & Dairy – But They’re Also Consuming Fewer Vegetables
UK government data shows meat and dairy consumption are at their lowest levels since records began half a century ago – but they've also been eating fewer fruits and vegetables, and more cheese. Experts cite the higher cost of living and!-->…
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South Korea Unveils National Plan to Promote Plant-Based Food Industry
South Korea becomes the second nation in the space of two weeks to announce a national plan dedicated to boosting local plant-based food production and promoting alt-protein consumption.
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The EU Caged Farming Ban is Now on Hold – Thanks to Aggressive Pressure from the Meat Lobby: Report
A new investigation has uncovered how meat lobby groups aggressively pushed back on a proposed EU ban on the caged farming of animals like hens and pigs, which has now been put on hold – despite the majority of EU citizens supporting the!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Sizzling Steaks, Parliamentary Protein & Vegan Hot Dogs
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 bunch of vegan steak launches, the EU's alt-protein commitment, and a!-->…
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The Big Ag Lobby is Influencing EU Politicians to Oppose Pesticide Reduction and Green Policies: Report
A new investigation by climate media outlet DeSmog has revealed the deep ties between agriculture lobby groups and a group of influential EU politicians, who are consequently pushing against the bloc's green agriculture reforms around!-->…
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Singapore & UAE Sign Deals to Combat Climate Change, Support Green Economy & Boost Food Security
Singapore and the UAE have signed eight deals, which include strengthening their commitments to reducing carbon emissions, adapting to climate change and supporting climate-vulnerable nations at the COP28 climate conference, which the!-->…
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Meat & Dairy Lobby Pressured UN Body to Censor Work on Livestock Farming Methane Emissions: Report
Former officials at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said they were censored and undermined by the body when reporting on the methane emissions caused by the animal agriculture industry, owing to pressure from the livestock!-->…
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Che Sorpresa! Italy U-Turns on Cultivated Meat Ban – For Now
Months after voting to ban the production and sale of cultivated meat in the country, Italy has withdrawn its notification of the proposed bill to the EU. But while this could spell a victory for alt-protein and a sustainable future food!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Meaty Concerts, Livestock Liability & A Salmon Song
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 Beyond Meat's Madison Square Garden link-up, Kaufland's price drops!-->…
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Denmark Introduces World’s First National Action Plan to Promote Plant-Based Foods
Denmark has published an action plan detailing its goal to transition towards a plant-based food system, in what is a first by a national government. It's part of the 2021-announced climate agricultural plan to cut food emissions and will!-->…
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California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Landmark Corporate Climate Disclosure Bills
New laws passed this weekend tackle carbon offsets, corporate emissions, and clean energy.
By Katie Myers, Grist
On Saturday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping series of climate and environmental laws into effect,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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How to Design a Meat Tax That Benefits Everyone, Even Low-Income Families
As governments and stakeholders discuss potential meat taxes to reduce animal consumption and help mitigate the effects of climate change, one major argument against these levies is that they would unfairly overburden lower-income!-->…
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Food is Medicine Series: How to Save American Lives and Billions of Dollars with Food Prescriptions
Food is Medicine programmes – which include medically-tailored meal initiatives and produce prescription campaigns – could help reduce diseases, improve quality of life, and cut billions in healthcare costs in the US, according to a!-->…
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To Avoid Climate Disasters Like the NYC Floods, the US Must Reduce Its Meat Consumption by 82%
New York City is in a state of emergency, with flash floods leaving the Big Apple struggling to recover, merely three months after the city was engulfed in a polluted haze due to Canadian wildfires. Experts have blamed it on the climate!-->…
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A Bilateral Deal with Israel Could Fast-Track UK Cultivated Meat Approval – Report
The UK is set to fast-track its approval of cultivated meat as part of a bilateral agreement with Israel, according to the Telegraph. The news comes two months after Israel's Aleph Farms became the first cultured meat company to file for!-->…
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