As COP30 approaches, questions about the role of food systems in global climate negotiations are more urgent than ever. Despite being responsible for a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions and being especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, food systems have long remained on the margins of COP discussions, sidelined to external pavilions and parallel sessions rather than featured on the main stage. 

In this TABLE event, we ask our panelists to envision a gathering of world leaders and decisionmakers in the near future that adequately weighs the role of food systems in climate change and understands the measures needed to shift diets in a sustainable way and scale back food systems’ impact on the environment. We’ll explore how food systems could gain stronger recognition at COP30 and beyond. What would an ambitious, food-centered climate agenda look like? Drawing on their expertise and the most recent evidence, such as the EAT-Lancet report, our panel will discuss how rethinking food could reshape these international conversations.

Confirmed Panelists:

• Senni Alho, Innovations Officer, Clim-EAT
• Sigrid Wertheim-Heck, Associate Professor in Global Food System Sustainability at the Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University & Research
• Jillian Student (moderator), Knowledge integrator and researcher on transdisciplinary research and education, Wageningen University & Research