Feedback at COP26

How our food is produced, what we eat and what we throw away are major climate issues. Even if all other sectors were immediately net zero from 2020, without action on food system emissions we would likely surpass the 1.5°C emissions limit by the middle of the century. Food isn’t on the official agenda at COP26, but it touches on virtually every aspect of the negotiations and surrounding discussions, from the effectiveness of a Global Methane Agreement, to the drive for more ambitious country-level commitments to bridge the ‘emissions gap’.

Find out where to find Feedback’s staff and events at COP26.

9 November – 16.45 GMT

Side Event – No More Omissions: Addressing the ambition and scale of change required in global food systems (Multimedia Studio 2 – Blue Zone)

Food systems, especially meat, fish and feed, haven’t gotten the attention they should in climate COPs, despite huge GHG emissions. Feedback’s Executive Director Carina Millstone will present on this panel which encompasses perspectives from health, culture and science and bold policy and financing recommendations to forestall further catastrophic emissions and omissions. Register here. 

11 November – 10.00 GMT

Young seeds for your thoughts (COP26 Food and Climate Zone, Salvation Army Glasgow, 1 Houldsworth Street, G3 8ED)

A group of young people present a perspective on how to move towards a just and regenerative food system, based on their research over the course of a 6 month participatory action research project, which centres ordinary people rather than “experts” in the food sector. Sign up here.

To attend virtually – sign up here.

12 November – 10.00 GMT

Green gas without the hot air (COP26 Food and Climate Zone, Salvation Army Glasgow, 1 Houldsworth Street, G3 8ED)

Anaerobic Digestion (AD) involves turning food waste, manures or crops into “green gas”. But is AD an environmental silver bullet? Feedback uncover how AD policies can go seriously wrong – incentivising factory farming and food waste, and diverting land from nature and feeding people.

Join us for a discussion on AD’s limitations and how to fix our broken food system. Sign up here.

To attend virtually – sign up here.