Jess Fanzo
@jessfanzo.bsky.social
Professor of Climate & Food and the Director of the Food for Humanity Initiative at Columbia University's Climate School. Lover of goats, food + drink. Curator of thefoodarchive.com
This just about sums it up: The COP30 hangover by @marinegauthier.bsky.social. “You can’t finance climate action when you’re financing climate destruction six to seventy times harder.” shorturl.at/IpU5C
The COP30 Hangover
Notes from My Postpartum Bedroom
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November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This just about sums it up: The COP30 hangover by @marinegauthier.bsky.social. “You can’t finance climate action when you’re financing climate destruction six to seventy times harder.” shorturl.at/IpU5C
According to @ourworldindata.org and @hannahritchie.bsky.social, humans and our livestock account for 98% of the world’s land mammals by weight, while wild land mammals are just 2%. Wow. ourworldindata.org/wild-mammal-...
Just ten species make up almost half the weight of all wild mammals on Earth
A small number of species dominate the distribution of wild mammal biomass.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
According to @ourworldindata.org and @hannahritchie.bsky.social, humans and our livestock account for 98% of the world’s land mammals by weight, while wild land mammals are just 2%. Wow. ourworldindata.org/wild-mammal-...
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What We Eat Is Harming Us
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Recommended reading with plenty of food for though, as usual. Thanks @thinink.bsky.social for yeat another thought-provoking post!
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Recommended reading with plenty of food for though, as usual. Thanks @thinink.bsky.social for yeat another thought-provoking post!
What We Eat Is Harming Us
Scientific review urges urgent reform, regulation, and collective action on UPFs
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What We Eat Is Harming Us
news.thin-ink.net/p/what-we-ea...
Recommended reading with plenty of food for though, as usual. Thanks @thinink.bsky.social for yeat another thought-provoking post!
news.thin-ink.net/p/what-we-ea...
Recommended reading with plenty of food for though, as usual. Thanks @thinink.bsky.social for yeat another thought-provoking post!
I was honored to give the 20th annual Stare-Hegsted Lecture at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health last month. Nice write-up by Amy Roeder. And a big thanks to Frank Hu and Christopher Golden for hosting me! shorturl.at/mX8Jo
Understanding the links between climate, food systems, and global diets | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Jessica Fanzo discussed the impact of climate change on food systems and health at this year's Stare-Hegsted Lecture.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I was honored to give the 20th annual Stare-Hegsted Lecture at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health last month. Nice write-up by Amy Roeder. And a big thanks to Frank Hu and Christopher Golden for hosting me! shorturl.at/mX8Jo
My latest Food Archive blog on reflecting on overtourism in Rome/Naples vs. vibrant Bologna. I share thoughts on food culture, sustainability, and balancing tradition with modern pressures. Check it out: shorturl.at/B5HXJ #Food #Sustainability #Italy
From Roman Ruins to Bolognese Bliss — The Food Archive
We’ve spent most of late October and November in Italy, preparing for our permanent move to Bologna. Being away from the United States has been refreshing — I catch up on the news less often and with ...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
My latest Food Archive blog on reflecting on overtourism in Rome/Naples vs. vibrant Bologna. I share thoughts on food culture, sustainability, and balancing tradition with modern pressures. Check it out: shorturl.at/B5HXJ #Food #Sustainability #Italy
Want to stay up to date on food & nutrition science, politics and culture? Check out The Food Archive and subscribe on the upper right side of the home page: www.thenutritionarchive.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Want to stay up to date on food & nutrition science, politics and culture? Check out The Food Archive and subscribe on the upper right side of the home page: www.thenutritionarchive.com
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Land Degradation Threatens Billions of Lives Worldwide, Warns UN Food Agency countercurrents.org/2025/11/land...
Land Degradation Threatens Billions of Lives Worldwide, Warns UN Food Agency | Countercurrents
A report published Monday by a United Nations agency revealed that nearly 1 in 5 people on Earth live in regions affected by failing crop yields driven by human-induced land degradation…
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November 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Land Degradation Threatens Billions of Lives Worldwide, Warns UN Food Agency countercurrents.org/2025/11/land...
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After 39 years of service to the UN — including over two decades with @unicef.org and as Coordinator of
@scalingupnutrition.org — Afshan Khan will retire at the end of December.
Her leadership and commitment have inspired action across the Movement. scalingupnutrition.org/news/sun-mov...
@scalingupnutrition.org — Afshan Khan will retire at the end of December.
Her leadership and commitment have inspired action across the Movement. scalingupnutrition.org/news/sun-mov...
SUN Movement Coordinator Announcement
Dear colleagues and friends, SUN Movement Lead Group meeting 2025At the end of December, I will be retiring from the United Nations. After a career that started when I was a junior professional office...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
After 39 years of service to the UN — including over two decades with @unicef.org and as Coordinator of
@scalingupnutrition.org — Afshan Khan will retire at the end of December.
Her leadership and commitment have inspired action across the Movement. scalingupnutrition.org/news/sun-mov...
@scalingupnutrition.org — Afshan Khan will retire at the end of December.
Her leadership and commitment have inspired action across the Movement. scalingupnutrition.org/news/sun-mov...
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📢NEW EAT-Lancet Planetary Health special collection exploring the potential and complexities of transitioning to a healthier, more just & sustainable food system.
Read @danielmasondcroz.bsky.social & MHerrero's comment for a peek at the main insights bit.ly/47El9rl
Full collection bit.ly/49meWTF
Read @danielmasondcroz.bsky.social & MHerrero's comment for a peek at the main insights bit.ly/47El9rl
Full collection bit.ly/49meWTF
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📢NEW EAT-Lancet Planetary Health special collection exploring the potential and complexities of transitioning to a healthier, more just & sustainable food system.
Read @danielmasondcroz.bsky.social & MHerrero's comment for a peek at the main insights bit.ly/47El9rl
Full collection bit.ly/49meWTF
Read @danielmasondcroz.bsky.social & MHerrero's comment for a peek at the main insights bit.ly/47El9rl
Full collection bit.ly/49meWTF
Our new paper on integrating climate services into health systems for better nutrition. Check it out: shorturl.at/ekmjZ
November 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Our new paper on integrating climate services into health systems for better nutrition. Check it out: shorturl.at/ekmjZ
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A new #AgMIP paper in Nature Climate Change presents a novel framework for integrating nutrient dynamics into crop models, offering key insights into targeting and strengthening nutrition interventions in a changing climate.
Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Anticipating climate impacts on nutrition through climate–crop nutrient modelling - Nature Climate Change
Climate change influences not only crop yields but also crop nutritional content, which is currently not simulated by process-based crop models. This Perspective proposes a way forward to integrate nu...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A new #AgMIP paper in Nature Climate Change presents a novel framework for integrating nutrient dynamics into crop models, offering key insights into targeting and strengthening nutrition interventions in a changing climate.
Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Have we reached a fork in the road?
Join us for our 4 November webinar on 30 years of COP and the future of food!
Speakers: @jessfanzo.bsky.social / Columbia University, Oliver Camp / @gainhealth.org, & Matheus Alves Zanella / @futureoffood.bsky.social.
Register here: buff.ly/6dQFwdU
Join us for our 4 November webinar on 30 years of COP and the future of food!
Speakers: @jessfanzo.bsky.social / Columbia University, Oliver Camp / @gainhealth.org, & Matheus Alves Zanella / @futureoffood.bsky.social.
Register here: buff.ly/6dQFwdU
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Have we reached a fork in the road?
Join us for our 4 November webinar on 30 years of COP and the future of food!
Speakers: @jessfanzo.bsky.social / Columbia University, Oliver Camp / @gainhealth.org, & Matheus Alves Zanella / @futureoffood.bsky.social.
Register here: buff.ly/6dQFwdU
Join us for our 4 November webinar on 30 years of COP and the future of food!
Speakers: @jessfanzo.bsky.social / Columbia University, Oliver Camp / @gainhealth.org, & Matheus Alves Zanella / @futureoffood.bsky.social.
Register here: buff.ly/6dQFwdU
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How is #obesity linked to poverty and inequality?
In her new op-ed for @thehill.com, SUN Coordinator Afshan Khan explains why tackling obesity means addressing systemic drivers of food access, equity & health.
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In her new op-ed for @thehill.com, SUN Coordinator Afshan Khan explains why tackling obesity means addressing systemic drivers of food access, equity & health.
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thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
How is #obesity linked to poverty and inequality?
In her new op-ed for @thehill.com, SUN Coordinator Afshan Khan explains why tackling obesity means addressing systemic drivers of food access, equity & health.
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thehill.com/opinion/inte...
In her new op-ed for @thehill.com, SUN Coordinator Afshan Khan explains why tackling obesity means addressing systemic drivers of food access, equity & health.
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thehill.com/opinion/inte...
And it's live! linktr.ee/GAINBitetheT...
October 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
And it's live! linktr.ee/GAINBitetheT...
The history and growth of ultra-processed food in the U.S. and their impacts on health - great storytelling by the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Food
They promised convenience and cheap nutrition. But they became one of the greatest health threats of our time.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The history and growth of ultra-processed food in the U.S. and their impacts on health - great storytelling by the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Coming soon! @gainhealth.org Bite Back episode on the Food Systems Dashboard. Stay tuned.
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Coming soon! @gainhealth.org Bite Back episode on the Food Systems Dashboard. Stay tuned.
Going to Rome for the Committee on Food Security meetings next week? Join us Oct 24th for “Leveraging data-driven evidence-base and frameworks to build more resilient food systems” side event. Register here: fao.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SE29 - Leveraging data-driven evidence-base and frameworks to build more resilient food systems . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email a...
A valid pass is required to attend CFS 53 Side Events. Kindly note that the pass for CFS 53 Side Events does not grant access to CFS 53 Plenary Sessions. If you wish to attend CFS 53 Plenary Sessions,...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Going to Rome for the Committee on Food Security meetings next week? Join us Oct 24th for “Leveraging data-driven evidence-base and frameworks to build more resilient food systems” side event. Register here: fao.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Published in Lancet today: We wrote about the alarming rates of acute malnutrition among under 5s in Gaza, linked to military conflict and severe restrictions on food and aid access. Let's hope the ceasefire allows for immediate humanitarian relief and international action: shorturl.at/QdaQU
Documenting atrocity: child malnutrition in Gaza
Since the egregious civilian massacre on Israeli civilians by Hamas on Oct 7, 2023,
there have been grave concerns about the conduct of Israeli military operations in
Gaza with regard to proportionali...
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October 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Published in Lancet today: We wrote about the alarming rates of acute malnutrition among under 5s in Gaza, linked to military conflict and severe restrictions on food and aid access. Let's hope the ceasefire allows for immediate humanitarian relief and international action: shorturl.at/QdaQU
Had fun presenting the EAT Lancet Commission report at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy. Great discussions!
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Had fun presenting the EAT Lancet Commission report at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy. Great discussions!
The American Public Health Association is hosting a webinar, "The Changing Climate and Our Food & Nutrition System." Join me and Kris Ebi this Thursday at 3 pm EST. Register here: apha.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ISC-SC Climate and Health Webinar: The Changing Climate and Our Food & Nutrition System. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about join...
This webinar will discuss the bi-directional nature of climate change and sustainable food systems. Please join us for this online seminar on the critical challenge of food security in the world of cl...
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October 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The American Public Health Association is hosting a webinar, "The Changing Climate and Our Food & Nutrition System." Join me and Kris Ebi this Thursday at 3 pm EST. Register here: apha.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Humanity already produces enough calories to feed everyone, yet billions go hungry while others over-consume. New EAT-Lancet Report provides the science and the moral imperative to solve this problem, write experts @jessfanzo.bsky.social and Bianca Carducci: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/10/03/a...
October 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Humanity already produces enough calories to feed everyone, yet billions go hungry while others over-consume. New EAT-Lancet Report provides the science and the moral imperative to solve this problem, write experts @jessfanzo.bsky.social and Bianca Carducci: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/10/03/a...
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Join the live launch of EAT Lancet on Friday, 3 October!
We’re proud to be part of the upcoming launch of the EAT Lancet Commission, a major scientific update to one of the most influential food systems reports of the past decade.
Register now: bit.ly/3Kg9SW8
We’re proud to be part of the upcoming launch of the EAT Lancet Commission, a major scientific update to one of the most influential food systems reports of the past decade.
Register now: bit.ly/3Kg9SW8
October 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Join the live launch of EAT Lancet on Friday, 3 October!
We’re proud to be part of the upcoming launch of the EAT Lancet Commission, a major scientific update to one of the most influential food systems reports of the past decade.
Register now: bit.ly/3Kg9SW8
We’re proud to be part of the upcoming launch of the EAT Lancet Commission, a major scientific update to one of the most influential food systems reports of the past decade.
Register now: bit.ly/3Kg9SW8
A new Food Bytes post on The Food Archive of "nibbles" on all things climate, food, nutrition, policy and culture. Up this month? Sushi! Pizza! Food environments! Meat lobbying! NCDs! Check it out: shorturl.at/2TNJX
Food Bytes: September 2025 Edition — The Food Archive
FOOD BYTES IS A (ALMOST) MONTHLY BLOG POST OF “NIBBLES” ON ALL THINGS CLIMATE, FOOD, NUTRITION SCIENCE, POLICY, AND CULTURE. Food Bytes is back after taking August off (already practicing my ferrago...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A new Food Bytes post on The Food Archive of "nibbles" on all things climate, food, nutrition, policy and culture. Up this month? Sushi! Pizza! Food environments! Meat lobbying! NCDs! Check it out: shorturl.at/2TNJX
Why doesn't media report more on the impacts of meat on climate change? Joe Fassler reports in @theguardian.com. shorturl.at/avml1
Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions
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September 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Why doesn't media report more on the impacts of meat on climate change? Joe Fassler reports in @theguardian.com. shorturl.at/avml1