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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🌿 Our Land Diplo briefing for October is live! Dive into this month's newsletter for updates on COP17, Brazil's elections and how extreme climate events are driving global food inflation. ⤵️ bit.ly/3TL7n38
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Global Land Diplomacy Briefing, October 2026
Keeping up with the latest news on climate and nature for a better world tomorrow.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🥬 According to a new @zerocarbona.bsky.social report, covered by @bloomberg.com, climate change is driving up grocery prices worldwide. ZCA has mapped food price spikes caused by extreme climate events between 2022 and 2026, building on existing scientific research. Read more here ➡️ bit.ly/4hpoT6b
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
👩‍🌾 Finance to help farmers adapt to a more extreme weather is vital for food security – yet new data shows it is on a downward trend. Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4dLvDsP
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As El Niño intensifies, we should be investing more in the world's farmers
Finance to help agriculture adapt to a hotter world and more extreme weather is vital for food security – but new data shows it’s on a downward trend
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🥩 Years of drought conditions have limited grazing, contributing to the smallest US cattle herd since 1951 with prices soaring. Bill McKibben explores, is beef on its way out? Find out more ⤵️ bit.ly/4yck0TS
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The True Cost of Beef
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., eats beef every day, but more Americans, faced with rising prices and another climate warning, might want something else for dinner.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🍛 Rising food costs in India are placing a heavy strain on household budgets. With food claiming nearly half of monthly budgets for rural households and 40% in urban areas, sharp price hikes on essential ingredients are directly affecting daily living costs: Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4ycdixa
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A Dozen Ingredients Show India's Mounting Food Inflation Risk
The traditional thali is taking a bigger bite out of household budgets.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🐓 "Eating less meat would be good for the climate and our health. The industry, however, is involved in plans for us to consume more". Find out more ⤵️ bit.ly/3V1pBhe
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Big Chicken is running our food strategy. Why?
Eating less meat would be good for the climate and our health. Industry is involved in plans for us to consume more
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🌳 Leaders in the Amazonian region of Pando, Bolivia, are speaking out against opaque carbon credit deals as companies rush to monetise the rainforest following a 2024 constitutional court ruling. Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4j314Ci
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‘Carbon fever’ threatens hard-won Indigenous rights in Bolivian Amazon
Leaders in Pando region denounce opaque deals over carbon credits as government and companies rush to monetise Amazon rainforest after 2024 ruling
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🐄 The beef industry has effectively co-opted the term “sustainability” to prioritize the sustained profitability of its business over genuine environmental health. Find out more ⤵️ bit.ly/4gUx0rn
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How the Beef Industry Captures Climate Science
By pairing scientists with “mentors” from the industry, beef producers distort the field of climate research and foreclose any possibility of limiting their growth.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🌲 UN Biodiversity Chief Astrid Schomaker discusses what it will take to achieve the 2030 biodiversity goals agreed at CBD COP15 in Montreal, and why economic stability is closely linked to the health of nature. Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4yvZcGV
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Protecting nature isn’t charity. It’s economic self-interest
The effects of building systems that are out of sync with our environment are becoming all too clear
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The September edition of the Land Diplomacy Briefing is out! This month: 🌡️ Extreme El Niño impacts 🌾 Food security shocks 🦋 Nature restoration 🌍 Global policy stalling Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4zQI8g1
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Global Land Diplomacy Briefing, September 2026
Keeping up with the latest news on climate and nature for a better world tomorrow.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🫘 Beans, lentils and soya are having a moment in the UK, as shoppers look to save cash and improve their diets. Sales of these products are on the rise, while Britons are buying less meat and meat alternatives. Legume sales were up 7.3% in the first half of 2026. Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/46EVZZr
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Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet
Sales of beans, lentils and soya bean derivatives on rise while Britons buy less real and fake meat
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
⚠️ The UN warns El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger by 2027. 🌾 Across 45 countries, food insecurity could rise from 225 million to 274 million Learn more ⤵️ bit.ly/4fGWyHJ
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El Niño Could Push Millions Into Acute Hunger, UN Warns
The United Nations warned that the current El Niño — forecast to be the strongest in over 70 years — could push at least 49 million people into acute hunger by the end of 2027.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
💊 A new report reveals tropical forests hold up to $1.2 trillion in untapped value from drug discovery. Next week at SBI7, governments will discuss industry's role in conservation and DSI benefit-sharing. Read the full @zerocarbona.bsky.social briefing bit.ly/4h0vpAA
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
💷 Record-breaking heat will have long-term economic consequences. The heat wave in June cost the UK economy £1.15 billion in lost hours of work. Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4yLskKY
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Heat Wave in June Cost the UK Economy $1.5 Billion
Scorching temperatures exposed shortcomings in Britain’s homes, workplaces and public transport.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🌾Excessive fertilizer use can harm the beneficial soil microbes. Studies show that overfertilizing can weaken the underground partnerships between plants and microbes that are fundamental to helping plants access nutrients and tolerate stress. Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4wXNqUT
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🌡️ Economists warn that extreme heat could push up food prices next year Damaged harvests could quickly outweigh the fading impact of higher fuel and fertiliser costs Find out more ⤵️ bit.ly/44HuiP2
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Heatwaves could drive Europe's food prices higher next year
While food inflation has eased across the eurozone, economists say this summer's extreme heat is now a bigger threat to next year's supermarket prices than the recent Iran war, as damaged harvests cou...
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🥦A new @fao.org report says EU agricultural subsidies for meat and grain farms have contributed to more expensive fruit & vegetables. Between 2021 and 2025, the cost of a healthy diet in Europe rose by 36%. Read more ⤵️ www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
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EU farming support contributing to pricier healthy food, says UN
Subsidies for meat and grain farms have contributed to more expensive fruit and vegetables, FAO report says.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🔥 Millions of chickens died during France's record June heatwave. The loss hit even free-range farms, showing just how hard it is for food production to cope with rising temperatures. Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4vw3wE0
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The Chickens Were Doing Just Fine. Then the Heat Wave Killed Millions.
The birds are particularly vulnerable to high temperatures, and France’s torrid June took a heavy toll.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🪾A new study shows that El Niño events can completely halt tropical forests' carbon sink capacity. As tree mortality rates jump from 1.8% to 3% per year, forests at the Amazon’s edges are being pushed beyond their capacity to adapt. Find out more⤵️ theconversation.com/tropical-for...
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Tropical forests can stop acting as carbon sinks during El Niño, says research
Some of South America’s tropical forests effectively stopped absorbing carbon during the 2015-2016 El Niño.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
☕️Ecuador’s Amazon coffee farmers get ahead of Europe’s deforestation rules. They have conserved over 1,200 hectares of forest while preparing for upcoming EUDR requirements. Read more⤵️ news.mongabay.com/2026/07/ecua...
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Ecuador’s Amazon coffee farmers get ahead of Europe's deforestation rules
“What motivates us most is being able to say, ‘I take care of the environment, I don’t cut down trees, and my coffee will be valued more highly,’” said Victoria Alverca Peña, a farmer for 25 years and...
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🌿We're now on Substack! The July edition of the Land Diplomacy Briefing is out This month: 🌡️ Extreme heat 🚜 Fertiliser waste 💰 Biodiversity & debt 🌳 Forest Roadmap Read, subscribe, and share with your network ⤵️ bit.ly/4vfKyl5
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Global Land Diplomacy Briefing, July 2026
Keeping up with the latest news on climate and nature for a better world tomorrow.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
COP30 will mark the launch of the first financing tool that could pay forest countries in perpetuity to keep forest standing, whilst paying back investors. This launch is only the starting gun for raising $25bn in initial investment.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
A conversation with @thinink.bsky.social and @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social highlighting the real winners of the food price crisis... It was never about food scarcity, but about the power of controlling prices.
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It’s About Power, Not Prices
Jennifer Clapp on how decades of antitrust policy missed the real dangers of Big Ag consolidation & encouraged industrial agriculture’s lock-ins
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🔥What if a quarter of the world’s climate progress isn’t real? Read more: futureworldnews.com/articles/new...
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
What’s threatening 25% of global climate pledges? Two-thirds of land-based carbon mitigation is planned to come from reducing deforestation and planting trees...
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
With the UK cutting it's overall foreign aid, data shows support for nature and conservation will receive a stark hit worth hundreds of millions of pounds. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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UK aid cuts will cause untold damage, wildlife charities warn
Nick Ferris talks to groups around Britain and Africa about the cost-cutting that is already taking place, and the difficult few years ahead
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Food systems drive nearly a third of emissions, but remain overlooked in climate negotiations. Here's what a real transformation pathway looks like: zerocarbon-analytics.org/archives/foo...
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Is tackling the food system the missing link? 🌍 Food systems are responsible for over 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions and are key to mitigating climate change. Read more: zerocarbon-analytics.org/archives/foo...
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Debunking false narratives that dominate the food and agriculture industry. 👇 www.climateworks.org/blog/debunki...
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Debunking false narratives that dominate the food and agriculture industry
Unlocking food systems transformation will require a shift from prevailing narratives and assumptions.
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DeSmog @desmog.com · 15/07/2025
🔴 NEW: How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa 📝 @brigitte-whl.bsky.social @phoebecooke.bsky.social @shaunacorr.bsky.social with Beloved John @premiumtimesng.bsky.social 👇 www.desmog.com/2025/07/14/i...
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How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa
In a packed function room in Lagos, Nigeria, the jaunty sounds of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Sir Duke’ start to play. Then, as a giant sparkler and confetti cannon erupt, a curtain slowly parts to reveal a spin...
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Phoebe Cooke @phoebecooke.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
NEW: Our months-long investigation traces fat-filled milk powder, the most popular Irish dairy export, on a 3,000 mile journey from Ireland to West Africa 🧵
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
A new study finds that climate change is reducing global crop yields, even when farmers adapt. It underscores the urgent need to cut emissions and invest in more diverse, nature-friendly practices that are key to building climate resilience. www.economist.com/science-and-...
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Climate change will hurt the richest farmers—and the poorest
Even with realistic adaptation, crop yields will fall as temperatures rise
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
It drives nearly 90% of tropical deforestation and accounts for a third of global emissions — yet food systems and agriculture receive less than 5% of climate finance. Here’s why sustainable agriculture must be at the heart of climate funding. 👇 www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Why sustainable agriculture has to be at the heart of climate funding
Global climate efforts have focused on decarbonizing energy, transport and industry. But agriculture remains a critical, underfunded part of the solution.
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GRAIN @grain.org · 23/06/2025
4 companies control half of the global animal pharma market. This level of concentration means they can influence legislation on drugs like antibiotics, a US$5 billion market. grain.org/e/7284 @etcgroup.bsky.social @desmog.com
Source: https://grain.org/e/7284
Illustration: Andre M. Medina (@andre_m_medina)
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Our food system is only as stable as the most fragile link in the fossil fuel chain — @rajpatel.org
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
FOUR agribusiness giants control over HALF the world’s food supply. A new report by ETC and @grain.org eveals how a handful of giant companies rig prices, capture governments, and erase alternatives — accelerating climate breakdown and ecological collapse.
Infographic demonstrating the consolidation of agriculture to four key agribusinesses
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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
@etcgroup.bsky.social and @grain.org new report on #corporateconcentration in #food and #farming is worth checking out! Finding accurate numbers on market share is a ton of work and it's great they are tracking it! grain.org/e/7284
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Top 10 agribusiness giants: corporate concentration in food & farming in 2025
New report by ETC Group & GRAIN reveals how extreme corporate concentration in agribusiness lets a handful of giant companies rig prices, capture governments, and erase alternatives—accelerating c...
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
New Zealand Prime Minister called out for labelling scientists “worthies”, a worrying signal that evidence-based policy is being sidelined. Scientists have warned that changes to New Zealands's methane accounting risk derailing climate commitments.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🚨 Big brands are still falling short on #climateaction. Companies like Mars and PepsiCo are failing to tackle the root causes of their emissions, says the 2025 Climate Responsibility Monitor. Here’s how they’re doing it — a thread 🧵
Image of top of a pepsi-cola glass bottle with text overlayed reading: "how agrifood giants are dodging emissions cuts".
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The world’s largest food companies are overstating their climate progress by relying on carbon removals and weak certifications. Read more: www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/agrifoo...
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Agrifood companies rely on ‘weak’ carbon schemes to distract from lack of progress, report claims
Companies such as Mars and PepsiCo are 'failing to address the root causes of their carbon emissions', the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2025 claimed
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Did you know 👉 more than 50% of EU food imports for each of six key commodities - coffee, wheat, rice, cocoa, maize, and soy - come from countries vulnerable to climate shocks.
Image of Ugandan farmer Elizabeth Nsimadala with text overlay reading: "The future of Europe’s coffee industry is inextricably tied to the future of small-scale coffee farmers in Uganda and across the globe who produce 73% of the world’s coffee."
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Leading scientists say adopting a goal of ‘no additional warming’ for biogenic #methane will undermine New Zealand's commitments under the #ParisAgreement & #GlobalMethanePledge. www.ft.com/content/2ea6...
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Scientists accuse New Zealand and Ireland of trying to cover up livestock emissions
‘Accounting trick’ to support methane-emitting sectors undermines fight against climate change, say researchers
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
"EU’s ‘chocolate crisis’ worsened by climate breakdown, researchers warn." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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EU’s ‘chocolate crisis’ worsened by climate breakdown, researchers warn
Cocoa one of six commodities vulnerable to environmental threats in ‘extremely worrying picture’ for food resilience
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
More than 50% of EU food imports for each of six key commodities - coffee, wheat, rice, cocoa, maize, and soy - come from countries vulnerable to climate shocks. 📎 Full report here: netzerotrade.org/eu-food-imports
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🚨Leaked documents reveal a PR campaign aimed at undermining a landmark report on health and climate. Scientists faced harassment and backlash, exposing just how far corporate actors are willing to go to influence public debate and protect business interests. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
"Trump’s tariffs on its neighbours and China could make it harder to access alternative proteins when they’re needed more than ever." www.greenqueen.com.hk/trump-tariff...
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Explained: How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact Food Tech & Alternative Protein
Food prices are skyrocketing in the US, and President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will hit the alternative protein sector hard.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
#Tariffs are creating mayhem in trade, but according to IATP Chief @foodresilience.bsky.social, more diverse farming systems are more resilient to tariffs. Read more: www.iatp.org/tariff-mayhe...
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Tariff mayhem: A shortcut to higher prices, fewer jobs, and broken friendships
Love them or hate them, there is no getting around how tariffs work — the country that imposes them pays for them. To repeat what is rapidly becoming household knowledge across the United States: tari...
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
New Brazil fund aims for $125bn initial investment to halt deforestation. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Brazil Pins Hope for Forests on an Unlikely Savior: Wall Street
The country’s ‘audacious’ plan to prevent deforestation depends on global financial markets delivering returns.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🚨 Urgent warning from UK food industry insiders. The food sector is facing a climate disaster. Current strategies aren’t enough to curb emissions, but they are ready to work with the government to build resilience. Read more: www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2025...
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Food industry ‘disaster’ imminent investors warned by insiders
The food and drink industry is heading towards a huge climate-driven meltdown, but the industry is refusing to reveal the true scale of the issue to investors and outsiders.
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Future World News @futureworldnews.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Did you know: one out of every three bites of food you take depends on a pollinator, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Read more ➡️ www.usda.gov/about-usda/g...
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