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A herd of Danish cows grazing on a pasture.

Q&A: How Denmark plans to tax agriculture emissions to meet climate goals

Denmark is on its way to introducing a world-first tax on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in 2030.  Central to the proposals – an... Read More

EU policy | Jul 9. 2024.
Flooded fields in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in December 2023.

Q&A: The state of the UK’s ‘food security’ in a fast-warming world

Promises to improve the UK’s food security feature in the election manifestos that have been published ahead of the vote on 4 July. The Conserva... Read More

Food and farming | Jun 28. 2024.
A tractor-drawn applicator applies nitrogen granule fertiliser to a field of corn.

Agriculture ‘major driver’ of rise in nitrous oxide emissions over past 40 years

Nitrogen fertilisers, manure and other agricultural sources drove almost three-quarters of human-caused nitrous oxide emissions in recent years. T... Read More

Food and farming | Jun 11. 2024.
People throw the rotted watermelon in the Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Image ID: FX9939

Better refrigeration could avoid almost 2bn tonnes of CO2 per year from food loss

More consistent refrigeration of foods as they move from one part of the supply chain to another could cut almost 2bn tonnes of greenhouse gas emissi... Read More

Food and farming | Jun 5. 2024.
Herbicide being applied to a field of genetically modified cotton in Arkansas, US.

Q&A: The evolving debate about using genetically modified crops in a warming world

Crops that have been “altered” by scientists in a laboratory can be found growing on millions of hectares of farmland around the world. &nbs... Read More

Food and farming | May 22. 2024.
Aerial view of a forest in France.

EU spending up to €48bn on nature-harming activities each year, report says

The EU could be investing tens of billions of euros each year into activities that damage biodiversity, according to a new report from WWF.   ... Read More

Food and farming | May 13. 2024.
A herd of cows, Netherlands.

Q&A: The impact of farmer protests on the EU’s upcoming parliamentary elections

The agriculture sector holds a lot of power within the European Union, receiving around one-third of the bloc’s total budget. But, amid rising p... Read More

Food and farming | Mar 19. 2024.
Anger and demonstration of farmers in France

Analysis: How do the EU farmer protests relate to climate change? 

From Berlin and Paris, to Brussels and Bucharest, European farmers have driven their tractors to the streets in protest over recent weeks.  A... Read More

Food and farming | Feb 5. 2024.
Rotted fruit dumped into a composter in Ontario, California in 2018. Image ID: R9FM98.

In-depth Q&A: What food waste means for climate change

Wasted food – if it were a country – would be the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, according to the UN’s Food and... Read More

Food and farming | Oct 3. 2023.
Veggie cutlet grilled for veg burger.

Halving reliance on meat and dairy could cut land-use emissions ‘by 31%’

Substituting half of animal products, such as pork, chicken, beef and milk, consumed globally with more sustainable alternatives could “almost full... Read More

Food and farming | Sep 12. 2023.
A woman with her grandchildren in a field at Shivpuri, Uttarakhand.

Migration: Ties to ‘home’ are key for Himalayan communities that stay despite climate risks

Having strong ties to home is the most frequently given reason why people continue to stay in Himalayan villages facing the impacts of climate change... Read More

Food and farming | Aug 3. 2023.
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