Researchers found that in the United Kingdom, reduced meat portions had the largest impact on total meat consumption decline (52%), followed by fewer meat-eating days (24%), fewer meat consumers (17%) and fewer meat-eating meal occasions (7%). Understanding meat consumption behaviour patterns is key for more effective policies.

This study evaluates the carbon opportunity intensity, the trade-off between carbon sequestration benefits of removing livestock from pasture and the decrease of meat, dairy and fibres produced. The authors find removing beef-producing cattle from high carbon intensity pastures could remove an amount of emissions higher than the annual consumption of fossil fuels while reducing 9-18% of beef. 

Researchers used annual land-cover maps to estimate habitat changes for 1,322 bird and mammal species across four continents to discover to what extent cropland abandonment improved biodiversity. It finds that most bird and mammal species gain habitat because of cropland abandonment, yet even more would have benefited if recultivation had not occurred. 

This study used data from 166 countries to model the environmental, climate and economic impacts of pig and chicken whole-chain intensification – the process of enhancing productivity and efficiency across every stage of the production chain. It found this could reduce annual nitrogen and greenhouse gas emissions by 49% and 68%, respectively.

This event was co-hosted by TABLE, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, and IPES-Food on 4 November 2024 and took the format of a panel discussion moderated by Jack Thompson (Freelance Journalist) with:Errol Schweizer (Grocery Expert, IPES-Food);Ruchi Tripathi (Climate & Nature Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food);Lili Fuhr (Director of the Fossil Economy Program, Center for International Environmental Law);Nnimmo Bassey (Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation). The event was inspired by the new podcast series "Fuel to Fork".

In this edition of FODDER, our main focus is on the US election. It’s about how food and corporate power has become a central part of Kamala Harris’ agenda through her commitment to a ban on price gouging. TABLE speaks to Professor Zephyr Teachout, a renowned US legal scholar specializing in price gouging and monopolies. She explains what price gouging is, what exactly Kamala Harris is planning and why there’s a growing appetite to take on the power of food corporations. 

This methodology, developed by WWF, aims to provide a framework for retailers to measure and report their animal versus plant-based sales, progressively enhancing their data collection and reporting capabilities to support a transition to more sustainable and healthy diets.

With growing amounts of finance channeled into the purchase of overseas food and farming assets, China has become a frontrunner in the global land rush. This book critically examines the driving forces, discourses, and conflicts surrounding Chinese investments in overseas farmland, with a specific focus on Australia. 

Environmentalist Vandana Shiva argues food is the currency of life, indivisible from Earth and its natural systems. She claims to unpack the false promises of technology and reveal the dangers of UPFs and take a stand on a future based on the natural regeneration of biodiversity.