Policy & Regulation

After months of negotiations, Denmark's policymakers have agreed on how to implement the livestock emissions tax they announced in June. Denmark's bid to tax livestock farmers and turn farmland into forest has received a broad majority…
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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 new vegan parmesan products, an oat milk cocktail listing, and a bunch…
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Australian cultivated meat startup Vow has been cleared to sell in Hong Kong, where it will debut cultured foie gras at the Mandarin Oriental. Six months after rolling out its cultured quail parfait in Singapore, Vow is expanding to…
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Welcome to Volume 3 of Green Queen's #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 2 …
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After a years-long deadlock, Impossible Foods has received a positive safety assessment by the EU for its genetically modified heme ingredient. Europeans could be eating the Impossible Burger soon, with the California-based company…
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Welcome to Volume 2 of Green Queen's #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 Headlines You…
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The world's richest man and Donald Trump's "first friend" has disregarded the impact of beef on climate change, hinting at a red meat renaissance in the US. What do you get if you elect a McDonald's fanatic who also happens to be a…
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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 vegan tiramisu collection in Hong Kong, Dave Chang's cultivated meat…
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Welcome to #COP29 – watch the opening ceremony here. In our Green Queen COP29 Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. It’s…
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As banks and investment funds move away from ESG policies, JP Morgan Chase's biodiversity head says funding nature-based solutions is key. It has been over six months since America's four biggest banks left a framework that assessed the…
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Soon to be the EU's farming commissioner, Christophe Hansen has called meat "part of a balanced diet", but admitted that we're "massively underproducing" plant proteins – not in the way you think, though. In three weeks, Christophe…
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Some of Europe's richest are the "ultimate beneficiaries" linked to €3.3B of the EU's farm subsidies, a new investigation shows. What do the inventor of the Dyson vacuum cleaner, the owner of the Wolverhampton Wanderers, a former prime…
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The UK's Climate Change Committee is calling on the country to cut back on meat and dairy in an effort to meet its net-zero emissions goal. Ahead of COP29, the UN's annual climate summit, the UK's energy secretary is facing calls to…
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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 Oatly's new barista milk for light-roasted coffee, European…
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Over a dozen development banks including the World Bank and the UN Green Climate Fund poured billions into animal agriculture last year, going against their own recommendations. The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF), the World Bank Group,…
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There's evidence that global warming creates fertile ground for political strongmen to come to power. By LV Anderson In November 2013, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in history made landfall in the Philippines. Known locally…
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At EIT Food's new flagship event, Next Bite, six startups working in the future food space gained funding to test their technologies and accelerate their path to market. From cultivated meat and mycelium protein to cell-based chocolate,…
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A new study has revealed that UK consumers are more likely to curb their carbon footprint if they see their leaders take climate action. Politicians, business leaders and celebrities could be the "missing link" to public climate action,…
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Finnish startup Enifer has filed for novel food approval in the EU for its Pekilo mycoprotein, and is planning applications in Singapore, the US, and the UK. Months after closing a Series B funding round and securing loans for a new…
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As COP29 approaches, an investigation has found dozens of "suspicious", likely fake accounts on X that are promoting Azerbaijan, the heavily criticised host of the UN climate summit. Two weeks before world leaders convene in Baku for…
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Americans should eat less red meat and more plant-based protein, according to scientists advising the US government on its upcoming update of dietary guidelines. If you follow the EAT-Lancet Commission's Planetary Health Diet, you'd…
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