New Net Zero Strategy fails to address food system
20th Oct 21
We see three key specific food and climate needs – and potential wins - that this strategy doesn’t meet.
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Letter – Offsets must not replace food retailers’ decarbonisation moves
8th Sep 21
Even if all other economic sectors cool down from 2020, emissions from the food system would still take us over the 1.5C threshold.
Meat, methane and meeting 1.5 degrees
17th Aug 21
Will businesses and governments heed the IPCC's nod to methane as a route to 1.5 degrees?
To avert climate disaster, we need food system justice now
12th Aug 21
The IPCC report released this week issues a stark warning to the world — act now to avoid climate catastrophe
Can a sustainable diet include meat?
20th Jul 21
We need to eat significantly less meat but is it necessary to cut out meat and animal products from our diets completely?
National Food Strategy shows a better food system is within reach but much more to be done
16th Jul 21
The strategy shows us that a sustainable food system is within our reach, but we must address corporate control.
the National Food Strategy fails to tackle corporate control of our food system
15th Jul 21
The failure to call out the corporate profit paradigm renders the strategy unable to put forward the transformational propositions required
Supermarkets are ‘fuelling meat demand at expense of climate’ charity says
24th Jun 21
Meat and dairy products are responsible for 15 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions.
Lidl Rated Least Climate-Friendly Supermarket in New Report
24th Jun 21
Even the best-performing retailer, Co-op, nevertheless only scored 45 percent in the analysis.
Supermarket scorecard reveals UK retailers are fuelling demand for meat and dairy at expense of the climate
17th Jun 21
UK supermarkets are fuelling demand for meat and dairy products which is harming public health and the climate.
It’s time to link food, nature and climate policy
7th Apr 21
It’s time to break out of the food, nature and climate policy siloes. The decisions we make about food will weigh heavily on all our futures
Time for supermarkets to meat the challenge
26th Jan 21
The vast majority of supermarkets’ climate burden lies in the goods they sell – reducing meat and dairy must be on their climate agenda.
Less meat is the only pathway to tackling deforestation scarring soy supply chains
21st Jan 21
Voluntary commitments to sustainable soy supply chains won't stick in the face of ongoing deforestation scandals. Time for Plan B.
A Festive Supermarket Feast
18th Dec 20
We set out to taste test plant-based meals from the top 10 UK supermarkets so that you don’t have to.
Less is better – responding to ‘Meat in a Net Zero World’
23rd Jul 20
There's a meaty omission from an industry commitment to reduce meat waste.
On World Environment Day we urge a transition to plant-rich diets
5th Jun 20
The tragic impact of Big Livestock on the Planet needs to end.
The urgent need to break from herd mentality
29th May 20
The Brazilian government is dismantling environmental regulations under the cover of the Covid19 crisis.
EC Farm to Fork Strategy missed the opportunity on ecofeed
27th May 20
Feedback encourages the EC and the UK government not to lose sight of the enormous gains that a review of the feed ban rules could deliver
Yes to the Amazon Soy Moratorium, No to soy industry expansion plans
5th Dec 19
Overall 75% of global soy production ends up in animal feed.
Stern words, expressions of dismay, twitter spats, threats and incentives won’t put out the Amazon’s fires
6th Sep 19
Instead, the UK must ban imports of soy for animal feed.
Will the supermarkets Meat Us Halfway on meat?
13th Aug 19
Find out how the supermarkets performed in our 'less and better' meat scorecard.