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| Oct 6, 2025 | EUFIC: “The Current Food Systems Are a Major Driver of Environmental Degradation” | Dr Nina McGrath is the Area Lead for Content Production at the European Food Information Council (EUFIC), where she oversees the development of science-based content on food and health for the general public. With a decade of experience at ... |
| Oct 3, 2025 | New EAT-Lancet Commission Provides “Clearest Guidance Yet” For Feeding the World Within Planetary Boundaries | The EAT-Lancet Commission has released its new Report on Healthy, Sustainable, and Just Food Systems, outlining how to feed a growing population within planetary boundaries.
Building on the influential 2019 EAT-Lancet report, the Commission... |
| Oct 3, 2025 | A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say | By MELINA WALLING, Associated Press
About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commiss... |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Food Systems Overlooked in National Climate Plans, New Scorecard Shows | A new evaluation tool, the Food Systems NDC Scorecard, launched today by Mercy For Animals and its partners, assesses how countries are incorporating food systems into their climate action plans. Food systems, responsible for about one-thir... |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Study Finds ‘Crucial Gaps’ in National Dietary Guidelines on Meat & Plant-Based Proteins | 6 Mins Read Food-based dietary guidelines set by governments don’t emphasise the need to cut back on animal proteins and increase plant-based food intake, a new study shows.
Government recommendations on diets have several “crucial gaps” wh... |
| Sep 4, 2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Kraft Heinz breaking up, eGrocery outfits raise funds, alt meat startups sue Texas | Quick delivery had a good week for funding, with raises from “super app” Rappi and Indian platforms Citymall and FirstClub.
Elsewhere, alt-protein companies are suing Texas thanks to the state’s cultivated meat ban, and Apeel Sciences is su... |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Sodexo Becomes the Exclusive Food Service Partner of Food System Transformation Platform EAT | EAT, a science-based global platform for food system transformation, has partnered with food service company Sodexo to advance healthier and more sustainable eating habits.
Sodexo will be EAT’s exclusive partner from the food service indust... |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Lidl Extends Plant-Based Promise with Label to Spotlight Healthy & Sustainable Food | 5 Mins Read Lidl GB is building on its plant-based targets with a new Live Well logo for private-label products that align with the Planetary Health Diet.
Further extending its food sustainability leadership, Lidl has created a new label de... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Updated EAT-Lancet Commission Will Reveal How to Feed a Growing Population Within Planetary Boundaries | EAT and The Lancet are preparing to launch the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission, which will provide a major scientific update to the landmark 2019 EAT-Lancet report.
The Commission will be published in The Lancet and will launch at the EAT Stockh... |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Protein Lattes, Food Tech Hubs & Tempeh Innovation | 5 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a host of protein lattes, Better Nature’s tempeh rollouts, and Meatable’s presentation at a Wall Street Journal f... |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Enugu's Climate Initiative: A Bold Step Towards Sustainability | In a world grappling with climate change, Enugu State in Nigeria has taken a significant leap. The state government, led by Governor Peter Mbah, has unveiled a comprehensive climate policy and action plan. This initiative aims to combat env... |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Minimum Dietary Diversity: UN Adopts New Indicator for Women & Children to Reach Zero Hunger Goal | 5 Mins Read The United Nations Statistical Commission has adopted Minimum Dietary Diversity as a new indicator to track progress for its Zero Hunger goal in women and children.
In a move to highlight dietary quality over calorie consumption... |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Most Consumers Hungry for Plant-Based Food, But High Prices Keep Them Away | 5 Mins Read Interest in eating more plant-based food is growing across the Global South, with high prices the biggest obstacle to increased consumption, according to a new study.
More than two-thirds (68%) of consumers across the world want... |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Grains of Truth 2024 - Global Insights on Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems | Unlocking the Potential of Plant-Based Diets: Overcoming Barriers of Cost and Taste
OSLO, Norway, Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Grains of Truth 2024 report, released today by EAT and GlobeScan, reveals a mixed picture of progress toward... |
| Jan 27, 2025 | How the Shortfalls of the Planetary Health Diet Could Be Addressed From a Plant-Forward Perspective | In 2019, the landmark EAT-Lancet report outlined a new Planetary Health Diet designed to improve human health and sustainability. The guidelines recommend eating more whole plant foods such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, and ... |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lidl Targets 20% Increase in Plant-Based Sales by 2030 in Partnership with WWF | Lidl has announced new sustainability targets aimed at promoting plant-based eating across its 31 international markets. In collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the retailer has committed to increasing the proportion of plant-b... |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Scientists Spark Debate After Proposing Less Red Meat, More Plant Protein in Next US Dietary Guidelines | 6 Mins Read Americans should eat less red meat and more plant-based protein, according to scientists advising the US government on its upcoming update of dietary guidelines.
If you follow the EAT-Lancet Commission’s Planetary Health Diet, y... |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Retailers Urged to Adopt 60/40 Protein Split to Drive Healthier, More Sustainable Diets | Three global organizations, ProVeg International, WWF, and the Green Protein Alliance, are urging retailers to set targets for a 60% plant and 40% animal protein split in their sales to support healthy, sustainable diets aligned with the Pl... |
| Oct 12, 2024 | The Climate Crisis: A Dual Threat from Agriculture and Extreme Weather | The climate crisis is a relentless beast. It prowls through our lives, leaving destruction in its wake. Two recent reports shine a harsh light on this reality. One reveals the staggering methane emissions from the meat and dairy industry. T... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Report: Methane Emissions From Major Meat & Dairy Companies Rival Big Oil | A new report by Greenpeace Nordic has found that the estimated methane emissions of 29 major meat and dairy companies rival those of the world’s reported 100 biggest fossil fuel corporations.
If the meat and dairy industry is left unregulat... |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Plant-Based Food Offers Far Better Returns on Climate Investment Than EVs or Green Energy: Study | 6 Mins Read Investing in a plant-based food system offers much greater emissions cuts per dollar than renewable energy or electric vehicles, shows a new report.
If governments and investors put the same amount of money into plant-based food... |
| Sep 23, 2024 | EU Green Deal Could Backfire Globally Without a Shift to Plant-Based Diets, Warns New Research | The European Green Deal (EGD), aimed at achieving carbon neutrality within the European Union (EU) by 2050, could unintentionally exacerbate global greenhouse gas emissions unless substantial dietary changes, particularly a shift toward pla... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Plant-Forward Planetary Health Diet Can Lower Global Emissions by 17% | 6 Mins Read Following the Planetary Health Diet, which is rich in plant-based food and contains minimal animal proteins, can bring about a major shift in our carbon footprint.
Replacing red meat with nuts and legumes as part of a plant-forw... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Austria Publishes New Nutritional Recommendations That Advise Consuming Predominantly Plant-Based Foods | An updated version of the Austrian Nutritional Recommendations, commissioned by the country’s Ministry of Health, has recommended consuming more plant-based foods and fewer animal products.
A new “plate model” published as part of the guide... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Planetary Health Diet can reduce risk of early death and help planet, study finds. What is it? | Can a diet that's good for the planet also be good for your health? A new study is pointing to yes.
In the study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Monday, researchers found those who most closely adhered to the Planet... |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Mercedes-Benz to Introduce Primarily Plant-Based Menu in Canteens | Mercedes-Benz contacts vegconomist to report that its German canteens are working to become aligned with the Planetary Health Diet, and will serve predominantly plant-based food by the end of 2025.
From April 23-26, some Mercedes-Benz cante... |
| Apr 23, 2024 | UN Accused of Misusing Research to Underestimate Meat Industry Emissions in COP28 Study | 6 Mins Read During COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a study analysing livestock emissions – now, experts whose data was cited by the report are accusing the body of distorting their work to understate the clima... |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Meat Exhaustion Day Demonstrates Our Planetary Over-Consumption of Animals | FOUR PAWS has calculated the so-called “Meat Exhaustion Day“, i.e. the day on which the maximum recommended meat consumption per year is reached around the world.
The concept of Meat Exhaustion Day is established by comparing the average ac... |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Meat is Eating Up The Planet: US Reaches 'Meat Exhaustion Day' Today | Americans are the biggest consumers of meat globally and the first nation to reach the milestone
Boston, MA, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the United States is the first country to reach “Meat Exhaustion Day”, surpassing its max... |
| Feb 29, 2024 | The Livestock Industry Spreads Disinformation to Shape Policies – Here’s How to Fix It | 9 Mins Read Misinformation is rampant in the food system, with attacks on alternative protein becoming louder and more frequent. Robbie Lockie, founder of the newly formed Freedom Food Alliance, talks about the organisation’s research into ... |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Overhauling the global food system would bring ‘multi-trillion benefits’ to the planet, says new study | Overhauling the global food system could end undernutrition by 2050, provide sufficient income to millions, and help limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, says a new study of food system economics.
Leading economists and... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | UC Davis Launches Alternative Protein Center to Advance Commercialisation | 6 Mins Read In collaboration with other institutions and government bodies, the University of California, Davis is launching an Integrative Center for Alternative Meat and Protein to research and accelerate the commercialisation of alternat... |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Don’t fall for the meat industry’s COP out | This is a guest post by Gene Baur, the president and co-founder of the Farm Sanctuary, which advocates for a just and compassionate food system and operates shelters for rescued farm animals in New York and California.
We are witnessing the... |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Yes, Brits are Eating Less Meat & Dairy – But They’re Also Consuming Fewer Vegetables | 5 Mins Read UK government data shows meat and dairy consumption are at their lowest levels since records began half a century ago – but they’ve also been eating fewer fruits and vegetables, and more cheese. Experts cite the higher cost of l... |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Can we modify EAT-Lancet’s ‘planetary health diet’ to be nutritionally adequate and environmentally friendly? | Dr. Ty Beal is a research advisor on the knowledge leadership team at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).
The views expressed in this guest article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of AgFunderNews.
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| Jun 12, 2023 | Plant-Based. The Death Knells of an Industry, or the Calm After the Storm? | Today in the UK, the unfortunate news regarding Meatless Farm’s mass redundancies arrived, as sadly predicted over the past week. And right on cue, conventional media was ready and waiting, sharpening its knives, eager to assign the now tri... |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Research Shows Chefs Can Use Sight, Sound & Smell To Help Us Eat More Sustainably | 7 Mins Read Behavorial scientist Dr. Sophie Attwood highlights the many ways we can use sight, sound and smell to nudge us to make better food choices and how chefs and foodservice operators can use these insights to help trigger more plane... |
| Feb 22, 2023 | UK’s Reewild is bringing carbon tracking to consumers via a mobile app as corporates like Nestle consider carbon labels | Consumers actually want to know of emissions associated with the products they buy.
A whitepaper by a UK chilled food company found that 73% of consumers in the UK deem it important for their food to have a low carbon footprint but felt the... |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Sustainability Messaging on Menus Promote Plant-Based Food Choices, Multiple Studies Agree | 6 Mins Read
Multiple studies from around the world agree: sustainability messaging on menus is successful in getting more diners to order plant-based meals.
Scientists have warned that global meat and dairy intake must fall if we are to com... |
| Nov 15, 2022 | MORE THAN FOUR IN TEN CONSUMERS GLOBALLY THINK EATING PLANT-BASED FOOD WILL REPLACE MEAT IN THE NEXT DECADE | GRAINS OF TRUTH REPORT: NEW EAT-GLOBESCAN GLOBAL RESEARCH ALSO HIGHLIGHTS CONSUMERS AHEAD OF GOVERNMENTS ON ROLE OF FOOD IN CLIMATE CHANGE
OSLO, Norway, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty-two percent of consumers worldwide think most peopl... |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Bureaucratic commitment to local government service: Lessons from Zambia | Globally, local governments have significant responsibilities for delivering agriculture, education, and health services, and they increasingly are forging their own strategies for tackling climate change, supporting sustainable food system... |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Op-Ed: War and Food Supply Chain Disruptions Reveal Global Food System Vulnerability | 5 Mins Read
By: Irina Gerry
We need to rethink our food system and secure a better future. Here’s why.
The first shock came just a couple of months ago with disruption of sunflower oil supply. The world’s largest supplier, Ukraine, was cut ... |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Electrolux GRO – a future kitchen concept designed to help people eat more sustainably | Electrolux GRO – a future kitchen concept designed to help people eat more sustainably
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Electrolux introduces GRO*, a future concept aimed at reinventing the kitchen and enabling people to enjo... |
| Feb 10, 2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Protix bags $57m for bugs, Endless West gets $60m for molecular spirits | This week, the Netherlands’ Protix bagged big bucks for insect protein, while US-based Cooks Venture secured capital to breed slower-growing chickens.
Over in the cryptocurrency world, an initiative born as a joke might actually wind up as ... |
| Feb 7, 2022 | ‘Double climate dividend’ awaits high-income countries that adopt plant-based diet: study | High-income nations that shift towards plant-based eating will benefit from a “double climate dividend” of reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and enhanced carbon sequestration, according to the findings of a recent study published in Na... |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Meat And Dairy Industries Are Granted Farming Subsidies With No Regard For Personal Or Planetary Health | 4 Mins Read
By Marco Springmann.
The global food system is in disarray. Animal agriculture is a major driver of global heating, and as many as 12 million deaths from heart disease, stroke, cancers and diabetes are each year connected to eat... |
| Dec 6, 2021 | The Healthiest Diet Is Also the Most Sustainable One, Health and Climate Experts Agree | 7 Mins Read
The distance between the best diet for human and planetary health is shrinking.
What’s the healthiest diet? Ask a doctor or nutritionist and there will be overlaps, certainly—more fruits and vegetables, minimally processed foods... |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Diets heavier on plants are lighter on the wallet, study finds | Perhaps because of their association with an ever-expanding array of products, including plant-based sausage links and strips of bacon with higher price tags than their pork counterparts, vegan and vegetarian diets are often perceived as be... |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Grains of Truth: New EAT-GlobeScan Global Consumer Research on Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems | Affordability and Availability are the Biggest Challenges to Healthy and Sustainable Diets
OSLO, Norway, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Just half of people worldwide (53%) find buying healthy and sustainable food easy according to a new glo... |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Nick Hazell of V2Food: Lessons to Help Vegan Products Hit the Mainstream | 2020 has been a year of enormous growth for plant-based alternatives. In the US, Impossible Foods reached the milestone of 9,000 supermarket stockings, while Europe’s largest plant-based meat factory opened in December.
Here in Australia, M... |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Nick Hazell of V2Food: Lessons to Help Vegan Products Hit the Mainstream | Nick Hazell, CEO v2food
2020 has been a year of enormous growth for plant-based alternatives. In the US, Impossible Foods reached the milestone of 9,000 supermarket stockings, while Europe’s largest plant-based meat factory opened in Decemb... |
| Jul 31, 2020 | A Shift To Plant-Based Diets Would Create 19 Million Jobs In Latin America & The Caribbean | A joint study by the International Labour Organisation and the Inter-American Development Bank has revealed that decarbonisation, or a transition to a net-zero emission economy, would create 22.5 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribb... |
| Jul 20, 2020 | “7 More Planets”: 8 Shocking Facts From The G20 Food Footprint Report | 1
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Representing 20 of the largest economies in the world, the consumption habits of G20 states are among the most important in affecting the planet and its resources. Though they make up only 10% of the world’s countries,... |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Seafood2030 to investigate the issues shaping seafood’s sustainable future | As a new decade dawns, seafood seems poised to have its moment.
The seafood category has all the right stuff for it to become the preferred protein of the future – it’s supported by nutrition and food systems research, consumer preferences,... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | I spent 3 days at a doomsday prepper camp learning how to handle guns, prepare for nuclear disaster, and scout for plants | The road to Prepper Camp. Hilary Brueck / Insider
Doomsday preppers are people who are preparing for the end of days, whether it be by natural disaster, nuclear attack, or a breakdown of society as we know it.
I spent 3 days with over 1,000... |
| Sep 4, 2019 | Guide To Combat Climate Change: 5 Ways To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint TODAY | 2
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It’s time for action. In order to meet the target to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels as set by the United Nations IPCC, we have to reduce our carbon footprint. Carbon dioxide an... |
| Jan 17, 2019 | A Bit of Meat, a lot of Veg – the Flexitarian Diet to Feed 10bn | A diet has been developed that promises to save lives, feed 10 billion people and all without causing catastrophic damage to the planet. |
| The planetary health diet may help you live a longer, healthier life, study shows—here’s how it compares to the Mediterranean diet | Eating a diet which consists of mostly fruits, vegetables and whole foods — is not only good for the planet but can also be good for your health.
″The planetary health diet [was] designed by the EAT-Lancet Commission, to try and see how we ... |
