How Effective Would a Meat Tax Be — and What Would It Cost Consumers?
The global food system is one of the largest drivers of climate change, biodiversity loss and freshwater depletion. Yet despite ...
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Why WTO Rules on Domestic Support Matter for Least Developed Countries
The World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture negotiations have been stalled for years. Members broadly agree on the need to discipline ...
Why Glyphosate, the World’s Most Widely Used and Sued Herbicide, Is Under New Scrutiny
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in "Roundup," is applied on millions of acres of farmland worldwide. Its use has triggered a ...
To Prevent Ecological Collapse, We Must Start With the Soil
Soil is the single most biodiverse habitat on Earth, home to at least 59% of all species, including over 80% ...
How Climate Change Could Help Foster Peace in Yemen
Yemen's tragedy is traditionally depicted through the limited perspective of humanitarian need and political divisiveness, but there is a greater ...
Better Animal Health Is the Low-Risk, High-Reward Climate Investment We Need
Imagine if there was a way to reduce emissions from the meat, egg and dairy sector by nearly a quarter, ...
COP30: Countries’ Climate Agrifood Ambitions Undermined by Funding Gaps, Report Finds
Developing countries recognize the urgent need to adapt agrifood systems to climate change, but most National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) are ...
Climate, Gates and COP30
Bill Gates’ recent article on the “three tough truths” of the ongoing environmental changes makes an essential point: we must ...
COP30: Climate Extremes Are Already Impacting Food Yields Today
The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), taking place in Belém, Brazil, brings together world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and ...
3 Things to Know About Heat Stress and How to Prevent It
The World Meteorological Organization reported that 2024 was the first entire year with global temperatures exceeding 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial ...
Google Signs Largest Hydropower Deal to Power AI
Today’s ESG Updates Google Signs Largest US Hydropower Deal: $3B deal secures 3GW of clean energy for data centres, supporting ...
Europe Needs a New Generation of Farmers
Factors motivating young people to consider a career in agriculture include a desire to do good, the chance to forge ...
