German farmers’ protests at odds with rising environmental concerns
The recent protests by German farmers against the government's plans to cut subsidies for agricultural diesel took place against a…
Agriculture
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The road to a net-zero food system
The annual UN climate summit, COP28, opened with a bang in Dubai last month as 134 parties – covering three-quarters…
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Brazilian biofuels look for an opening at COP28
DUBAI – The world’s attention in the closing days of COP28 in Dubai has been firmly focused on the likelihood…
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COP28: consumers can drive farmers towards more sustainable food production, says US Agriculture Secretary
Despite being widely referred to as the "Food COP", COP28 has disappointed when it comes to enshrining meaningful action to…
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Can soil carbon credits benefit farmers and help the climate?
Dalip Ram, a rice farmer in the north Indian state of Haryana, inspects an app on his smart phone showing…
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Weekly data: meat and dairy industry failing to reduce emissions ahead of COP28
It is no secret that reducing meat and dairy consumption is the "single biggest way" an individual can reduce their…
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Big meat’s big PR investments are blocking climate action
The meat lobby blocked the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s attempt to recommend a shift to plant-based diets, show comparisons…
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Are ‘carbon neutral’ claims dead?
The EU wants rid of spurious green claims: too many of them are made with “no evidence and justification whatsoever”,…
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Father Christmas doesn’t exist. The political right should know this
Brussels is already warming up for European elections that will take place on 6–9 June 2024. Centre-right and far-right parties…
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Farmers in Africa need better information to adopt solar irrigation
The use of solar energy to power groundwater pumps that farmers in drought-ridden, off-grid regions in Africa and elsewhere can…
