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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Everyone is talking about AI's water use. AI data centres are projected to consume ~1 trillion litres a year by 2028. Livestock already consumes ~228 trillion litres. Around 200x more, and more than 90% of it goes to feed. #WorldWaterWeek

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Animal products account for 27% of humanity's total water footprint. All the water we use at home: about 4%. Per gram of protein, cheese tops the chart for freshwater withdrawals. Peas and pulses sit at the bottom. #WorldWaterWeek

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If all Earth's water fit in a 1L bottle, accessible freshwater from rivers and lakes would be a single drop. UN scientists say we've entered an era of "global water bankruptcy." This week we look at a top driver: the food system. #WorldWaterWeek

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Humanity's deadliest pandemic was a bird flu. In 1918 it killed around 50 million people, close to 3% of everyone alive. That would be 200+ million people today. The next one will most likely come from industrial farming. And, compounded by antibiotic resistance, that risk is accelerating.

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The takeaway: the gap is built, not chosen. Closing it takes change on both supply and demand. Getting this right could prevent up to 15M premature deaths a year and cut food-system emissions by more than half.

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

On one plate (Canada): 3x the red meat, 2x the dairy, a fifth of the legumes. And the big shift to chicken has a catch: lower carbon, but more confined animals and rising risks of antibiotic resistance and pandemics (90%+ of chickens are intensively farmed)

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Now the "eat more" side, and it's bleak nearly everywhere: Legumes: all 12 countries fall short, the biggest protein gap in the data. Whole grains: only Ethiopia eats enough. Vegetables: only China.

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Dairy: high-income countries run about double the target. The low numbers across much of Asia and Africa reflect biology and culture (most adults can't fully digest milk), not a gap to close.

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Red meat first. 10 of 12 countries eat more than the Planetary Diet limit, some 5x over. China tops it, but that's a pork story: EAT-Lancet counts pork as red meat, and these are unprocessed-meat figures. Fresh pork dominates China's intake.

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Two things show up almost everywhere: 🚨 Too much red meat and dairy wherever people can afford it. 🌱 Far too few plants, legumes, and whole grains almost everywhere. This isn't just about individual choice. It's an infrastructure problem.

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

What does a diet that protects both your health and the planet look like? Almost no one is eating it yet. We checked dietary data from 12 countries against the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet. The pattern is strikingly universal. 🧵👇

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The global food system generates $42 billion *per day* in costs - more than it contributes to the economy. Transforming the system costs $200-500B/year - less than 3% of the damage. Dietary change in HICs (reducing ultra-processed & animal-sourced foods) delivers most of the benefit.

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

The real question is: what could this land do instead? In most regions, it could support forests, native grasslands, wetlands, or plant foods that feed more people with far less impact.

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Regenerative grazing largely lacks a unified definition, but put favorably, it's a method of moving cattle to let soil recover, boost biodiversity, and store some carbon. Industrial giants like JBS and McDonald’s are pouring billions into it, using “regeneration” to rebrand beef as eco-friendly:

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Out now, our launch report! At COP30 next week dozens of panels will discuss regenerative grazing. We've compiled the best science on the topic and compared grazing vs. plant-based with rewilding.

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Coming Soon: 🔎 An AI search to access 7,000+ peer-reviewed studies we’ve collected over the past decade 📄 New reports on regenerative ag vs. rewilding, the economics of food system change, & an analysis of soy & health 🧠 Top facts by category, framed to make numbers count Subscribe at iffs.earth

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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Big news! Plant Based Data is now the Institute for Future Food Systems, at IFFS.Earth Same roots, stronger mission. We still use science to drive action, and now we focus even more on amplifying solutions & countering disinformation.

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