Cargill Partners With Startup Bflike To Launch ‘New Generation’ Plant-Based Meat & Fish
Agribusiness giant Cargill has invested in Bflike, a startup hailing from the Netherlands that licenses its proprietary plant-based technology and ingredient solutions to food companies looking to produce alternative proteins. The!-->…
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Op-Ed: Has Cultured Meat Already Been Cancelled For French School Lunches, Before Even Coming To Market?
In an op-ed column for Le Monde, Nathalie Rolland, a specialist in cellular agriculture and co-founder of Agriculture Cellulaire France, denounces the adoption of an anti-ecological amendment by France's National Assembly that was slipped!-->…
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Cell-Based Seafood Maker Avant Meats To Build R&D Lab & Pilot Factory In Singapore
Hong Kong-based cellular agriculture startup Avant Meats has announced that it will be establishing its R&D and pilot manufacturing plant in Singapore. The plan, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), will enable!-->…
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E.U. Ignores Science-Based Advice, Labels Gas As Green In Sustainable Taxonomy Proposal
In the latest draft of the European Commission's Sustainable Taxonomy Proposal, the 'gold standard' for sustainable finance offers an opportunity for more gas plants to be built and labeling it green, for a supposed smooth transition to!-->…
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Exclusive: Sea Shepherd Founder Captain Paul Watson ‘Whether It’s 2048 Or 2078, Fish Stocks Are Going To Crash’
From rising sea temperatures to overfishing and plastic pollution, the state of our oceans has never been more dire. In the latest ocean assessment released by the U.N. on Earth Day (April 22), experts warn that our human activities are!-->…
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Polish Startup Picup Launches Europe’s First 100% Biodegradable Plantable Coffee & Tea Cups
Picup has launched its plantable paper cups in Poland, the first-of-its-kind in the country and across Europe. The Poznan-based startup’s 100% biodegradable cups of tea or coffee contain seeds at the bottom of the filter, allowing a tree!-->…
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ADM Opens Plant-Based Innovation Lab In Singapore To Meet ‘Rapidly Growing’ Asia Demand
American multinational food giant ADM has just opened a new plant-based innovation lab in Singapore, as the firm pivots to ramp up alternative protein development and production in response to “rapidly growing consumer demand” across the!-->…
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Tokyo-Based Next Meats Of Plant-Based Yakiniku Fame Debuts Their Vegan Kalbi In Singapore
Food-tech firm and makers of the world's first plant-based yakiniku meats, Next Meats has partnered with Japanese restaurant Aburi-EN to debut in Singapore and will use the brand's NEXT Kalbi (short rib) in two of its meal offerings.
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Global Carbon Emissions Set For Largest Rise In A Decade As Coal Rebounds In 2021
Global energy-related carbon emissions are set to jump by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021, the second biggest increase in history, predicts a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The sharp rise is primarily driven by coal demand, which!-->…
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The U.K. Commits To Reduce Its Carbon Emissions By 78% By 2035
In a recent announcement ahead of COP26, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set one of the world’s most ambitious climate change target by committing the country to cut its carbon emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels and for!-->…
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British Tempeh Startup Better Nature Is Now Carbon & Plastic Negative
Food tech startup Better Nature that is popularizing tempeh, the traditional Indonesian fermented protein, recently announced that its existing Soy Tempeh range and its new products set to launch in June 2021 have been certified carbon!-->…
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Plant-Based Meats Brand Hungry Planet Secures US$25M To Build Capacity For Its Products & Accelerate Growth
Hungry Planet recently announced that it closed its Series A financing round and secured US$25 million with the funds to help the company build capacity for its plant-based meats and accelerate its growth domestically and internationally.
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Biden Pledges To Halve U.S. Emissions By 2030 At Climate Summit
By: Sharon Zhang
President Joe Biden on Thursday has pledged to cut carbon emissions from the U.S. to half of what they were in 2005 by the end of this decade. His announcement came on the first day of a virtual climate summit hosted by!-->!-->!-->…
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Formo To Make ‘Best Of European Cheese’ With Animal-Free Dairy After Rebranding From Legendairy
Legendairy Foods, the Berlin-based food tech using precision fermentation to develop animal-free dairy proteins, has announced its rebrand to Formo. The new name is designed as a consumer-facing brand as the biotech’s team continues to!-->…
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Pangaia X AIR-INK Unveil New Capsule Featuring Water-Based Inks Made From Air Pollution
Material science company Pangaia has collaborated with cleantech solutions firm Graviky Labs to unveil a new capsule collection by creative director Jenke Ahmed Tailly that features the latter's AIR-INK, a water-based black ink made from!-->…
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Earth Day 2021: Green Monday Launches ESG Coalition To Bring Together Businesses For A Sustainable Future
In celebration of their 9th anniversary, Asia’s leading alternative protein company and social movement Green Monday recently launched an alliance called the 'Green Monday ESG Coalition’ to unify businesses with plant-based solutions in!-->…
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Czech Startup Bene Meat Technologies Is Bringing Cultured Meat To Eastern Europe
While the cell-based protein space has heated up rapidly in Western Europe, the U.S. and Asia-Pacific in recent years, startups tapping cellular agriculture to sustainably produce meat remain few and far between in Central and Eastern!-->…
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Clara Foods Partners With Brewing Giant AB InBev To ‘Unlock’ Animal-Free Egg Protein At Scale
Clara Foods, the San Francisco-based food tech fermenting animal-free proteins, has teamed up with ZX Ventures, the innovation arm of the world’s largest brewing company AB InBev. The new R&D partnership will be tasked to “unlock!-->…
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Hong Kong-Based Adventure Clean Up Challenge Launches Hiking Trail Trash Collection Challenge
Adventure Clean up Challenge, Asia's first multi-discipline sports event, is collaborating with Hong Kong-based conservation app Trailwatch, to launch the Adventure Clean up Challenge Trails on April 24 in an effort to bring about outdoor!-->…
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Oatly Could Seek Hong Kong Public Listing After Planned US$10 Billion Nasdaq IPO
Swedish oat milk giant Oatly has indicated it could be seeking a public listing in Hong Kong, shortly after registering its planned IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The!-->…
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Sylven New York Launches Apple & Coconut Vegan Leather Earth Day Sneakers
Sylven New York, the Brooklyn, New York-based female-founded sustainable luxury footwear brand, is launching its first-ever plant-based leather sneaker. Made from vegan apple and coconut leather, The Mel makes its debut on Earth Day,!-->…
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