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What does the future of food look like?

We have less than 12 years to limit our emissions by half according to the most recent IPCC report, if we want to have a 50% chance at...

An ignored problem?

A lot of focus has been put on greenhouse gas emissions generated from the energy and transportation sector, whereas the role of...

Where does all the freshwater go?

" 1 hamburger = 3000 litres of water = equivalent to showering for two months" - Cowspiracy Most of our planet is covered by liquid...

Greenhouse gas emissions and ruminants

A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to interview postdoctoral researcher Dr John Lynch and Dr Michelle Cain from the University of...

LEAP conference, Oxford

On the 7th November, I attended the Livestock, Environment and People (LEAP) conference at the University of Oxford. “A...

Are we losing species?

A new report by the WWF revealed distressing findings on the human impact on biodiversity. In the course of only 40 years we have lost up...

Who is to blame for deforestation?

Forests are the earth’s lungs. They absorb carbon from the atmosphere, purify the air around us as well as have an important role in the...

Enough land for the growing livestock population?

World population growth has been a hot topic for a long time. According to the United Nations the world population is expected to reach...

The environmental cost of food

As I opened my laptop earlier this week I was struck by the chilling Special Report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

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