Food

Food | Spring 2024

Amsterdam is the latest city to throw its weight behind Plant Based Treaty

The Dutch capital is part of a growing wave of cities that are signalling an understanding that food can’t be ignored when it comes to dealing with the climate crisis

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Meat-producing countries muddy IPCC report’s message on plant-based diet

Jessica Scott-Reid

Brazil and Argentina reportedly pushed to eliminate plant-based language from the report's final text

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6 ways to reduce the cost of food

Guy Dauncey’s Big Solutions: Across the world, people are struggling with the price of food. What can governments and the supermarket industry do to make healthy eating more affordable?

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Can female-led sesame milk brand knock almond milk off its throne?

Jessica Scott-Reid

Growing concerns over the sustainability of almond farming created an opportunity for drought-tolerant sesame milk

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Despite conservative outcry, reducing fertilizer emissions won’t lead to famine

Michael von Massow, Alfons Weersink and Claudia Wagner-Riddle

While hysteria has spread about the federal government's emissions reduction plan for agriculture, fears of food shortages are exaggerated

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Is it time for a meat tax?

Cameron Hepburn and Franziska Funke

A meat tax, if implemented correctly, can combat climate change without putting pressure on poorer households – or farmers

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Feds, provinces reach agreement to boost funding for regenerative agriculture

Some sustainable farming advocates say it's a step in the right direction, but more ambitious emissions targets are needed

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Why is plant-based protein still more expensive than meat?

Jessica Scott-Reid

Study finds prices for plant-based products remain sky high as advocates blame meat industry subsidies for lack of price parity