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🌿Keeping up with the latest news on #climate and #nature for a better world tomorrow.

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COP30 will mark the launch of the first financing tool that could pay forest countries in perpetuity to keep forest standing, whilst paying back investors.

This launch is only the starting gun for raising $25bn in initial investment.
October 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A conversation with @thinink.bsky.social and @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social highlighting the real winners of the food price crisis...

It was never about food scarcity, but about the power of controlling prices.
It’s About Power, Not Prices
Jennifer Clapp on how decades of antitrust policy missed the real dangers of Big Ag consolidation & encouraged industrial agriculture’s lock-ins
news.thin-ink.net
September 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🔥What if a quarter of the world’s climate progress isn’t real?

Read more: futureworldnews.com/articles/new...
August 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
What’s threatening 25% of global climate pledges?

Two-thirds of land-based carbon mitigation is planned to come from reducing deforestation and planting trees...
August 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
With the UK cutting it's overall foreign aid, data shows support for nature and conservation will receive a stark hit worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
UK aid cuts will cause untold damage, wildlife charities warn
Nick Ferris talks to groups around Britain and Africa about the cost-cutting that is already taking place, and the difficult few years ahead
www.independent.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Food systems drive nearly a third of emissions, but remain overlooked in climate negotiations.

Here's what a real transformation pathway looks like: zerocarbon-analytics.org/archives/foo...
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Is tackling the food system the missing link?

🌍 Food systems are responsible for over 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions and are key to mitigating climate change.

Read more: zerocarbon-analytics.org/archives/foo...
August 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Debunking false narratives that dominate the food and agriculture industry. 👇

www.climateworks.org/blog/debunki...
Debunking false narratives that dominate the food and agriculture industry
Unlocking food systems transformation will require a shift from prevailing narratives and assumptions.
www.climateworks.org
July 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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NEW: Our months-long investigation traces fat-filled milk powder, the most popular Irish dairy export, on a 3,000 mile journey from Ireland to West Africa 🧵
July 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A new study finds that climate change is reducing global crop yields, even when farmers adapt.

It underscores the urgent need to cut emissions and invest in more diverse, nature-friendly practices that are key to building climate resilience.

www.economist.com/science-and-...
Climate change will hurt the richest farmers—and the poorest
Even with realistic adaptation, crop yields will fall as temperatures rise
www.economist.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
It drives nearly 90% of tropical deforestation and accounts for a third of global emissions — yet food systems and agriculture receive less than 5% of climate finance.

Here’s why sustainable agriculture must be at the heart of climate funding. 👇

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Why sustainable agriculture has to be at the heart of climate funding
Global climate efforts have focused on decarbonizing energy, transport and industry. But agriculture remains a critical, underfunded part of the solution.
www.reuters.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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4 companies control half of the global animal pharma market. This level of concentration means they can influence legislation on drugs like antibiotics, a US$5 billion market. grain.org/e/7284 @etcgroup.bsky.social @desmog.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Our food system is only as stable as the most fragile link in the fossil fuel chain — @rajpatel.org
June 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
FOUR agribusiness giants control over HALF the world’s food supply.

A new report by ETC and @grain.org eveals how a handful of giant companies rig prices, capture governments, and erase alternatives — accelerating climate breakdown and ecological collapse.
June 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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@etcgroup.bsky.social and @grain.org new report on #corporateconcentration in #food and #farming is worth checking out! Finding accurate numbers on market share is a ton of work and it's great they are tracking it!

grain.org/e/7284
Top 10 agribusiness giants: corporate concentration in food & farming in 2025
New report by ETC Group & GRAIN reveals how extreme corporate concentration in agribusiness lets a handful of giant companies rig prices, capture governments, and erase alternatives—accelerating c...
grain.org
June 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New Zealand Prime Minister called out for labelling scientists “worthies”, a worrying signal that evidence-based policy is being sidelined.

Scientists have warned that changes to New Zealands's methane accounting risk derailing climate commitments.
June 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🚨 Big brands are still falling short on #climateaction.

Companies like Mars and PepsiCo are failing to tackle the root causes of their emissions, says the 2025 Climate Responsibility Monitor.

Here’s how they’re doing it — a thread 🧵
June 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The world’s largest food companies are overstating their climate progress by relying on carbon removals and weak certifications. Read more:

www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/agrifoo...
Agrifood companies rely on ‘weak’ carbon schemes to distract from lack of progress, report claims
Companies such as Mars and PepsiCo are 'failing to address the root causes of their carbon emissions', the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2025 claimed
www.thegrocer.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Did you know 👉 more than 50% of EU food imports for each of six key commodities - coffee, wheat, rice, cocoa, maize, and soy - come from countries vulnerable to climate shocks.
June 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Leading scientists say adopting a goal of ‘no additional warming’ for biogenic #methane will undermine New Zealand's commitments under the #ParisAgreement & #GlobalMethanePledge.

www.ft.com/content/2ea6...
Scientists accuse New Zealand and Ireland of trying to cover up livestock emissions
‘Accounting trick’ to support methane-emitting sectors undermines fight against climate change, say researchers
www.ft.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"EU’s ‘chocolate crisis’ worsened by climate breakdown, researchers warn."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EU’s ‘chocolate crisis’ worsened by climate breakdown, researchers warn
Cocoa one of six commodities vulnerable to environmental threats in ‘extremely worrying picture’ for food resilience
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
More than 50% of EU food imports for each of six key commodities - coffee, wheat, rice, cocoa, maize, and soy - come from countries vulnerable to climate shocks.

📎 Full report here: netzerotrade.org/eu-food-imports
May 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🚨Leaked documents reveal a PR campaign aimed at undermining a landmark report on health and climate.

Scientists faced harassment and backlash, exposing just how far corporate actors are willing to go to influence public debate and protect business interests. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Trump’s tariffs on its neighbours and China could make it harder to access alternative proteins when they’re needed more than ever."
www.greenqueen.com.hk/trump-tariff...
Explained: How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact Food Tech & Alternative Protein
Food prices are skyrocketing in the US, and President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will hit the alternative protein sector hard.
www.greenqueen.com.hk
April 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM