Chilli peppers, coffee, wine: how the climate crisis is causing food shortages
Blistering heat, stronger storms, droughts, floods and fires are putting food production at risk. Sriracha fans are a passionate bunch. They have been known to get tattoos of the popular…
Using Captured CO₂ In Everyday Products Could Help Fight Climate Change, But Do Consumers Want Them?
Would you drink carbonated beverages made with carbon dioxide captured from the smokestack of a factory or power plant? How would you feel if that captured carbon dioxide were in…
7 Big Signals That Prove The End Of Fossil Fuels Is On The Horizon
For years, climate scientists and environmental activists have been calling for the end of fossil fuels as the number one thing that must happen if we are to save the…
Food Footprint: Which Diet Creates The Least Amount Of Food Waste?
The climate crisis is rising to the top of the global agenda, waking more people up to the connection between our consumption choices and the carbon footprint it leaves behind.…
Atomo Coffee Raises $40 Million in a Series A for Its Climate-Friendly Beanless Brew
Seattle’s climate-friendly ‘beanless’ Atomo Coffee has announced the closing of its Series A, with a $40 million investment led by S2G Ventures, AgFunder, and Horizons Ventures. Reverse engineering the coffee…
From Raising Chickens To Growing Mushrooms: Here’s How Livestock Farmers Can Make The Sustainable Leap
Scientists and climate activists have called for an urgent transition to a more sustainable food system. The future food system envisioned is one without animal agriculture, the industry that drives…
‘Overlooked’ Agriculture Emissions Linked to Serious Health and Financial Risks, Study Finds
New research connects rural agricultural emissions including ammonia, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen oxides to urban pollution issues. The new research, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, looked at…
NYR hosts bee symposium, launching next phase of campaign
Three months after delivering an open letter to Boris Johnson, calling for urgent reversal of the Government’s decision to lift the ban on harmful neonicotinoids, the next move in Anabel…
Nearly 20% of Food-Related Emissions Come From Transport, New Study Finds
Food has a transportation problem. According to new research, 19 percent of food-related emissions come from transport, a number seven times higher than previous estimates. Research published in the journal…
Unilever Announces $120 Million Investment To Scale Production Of Palm Oil Alternative
Unilever has formed a strategic partnership with San Diego-based biotech Genomatica (‘Geno’) to pursue a path to commercialisation for the latter’s microbial fermented alternative to unsustainable palm oil. Unilever anticipates…