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Mar 1, 2024

Five tests for the FAO’s plan to end hunger and slash greenhouse gas emissions

Sophia Murphy

The following opinion by Emile Frison, panel expert with the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food), and Sophia Murphy, executive director of IATP was originally published by Future World News on February 28. 

Feb 28, 2024

New York AG files groundbreaking greenwashing case against global meat giant JBS

Ben Lilliston

Today, the New York Attorney General (AG) sued global meat giant JBS over misleading net-zero climate claims. New York’s AG charged that JBS’ claim that it would reach net-zero emissions by 2040 was misleading to consumers because the company had no clear and achievable plan to reach the 2040 target.

Feb 27, 2024

First steps toward an agroecological transition in U.S. agricultural policy

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

This article is part of a series highlighting work around the world to build agroecological practices, science and movements. Agroecology has emerged as a set of practices based on principles that guide how to produce food sustainably, as well as how to manage the social relationships that govern food production, p

Feb 26, 2024

CFTC’s high stakes bet: guidance and legitimacy for voluntary carbon markets

Dr. Steve Suppan

The scale of the pressure to get the rules right for carbon markets is reflected in this January 2023 headline: “Carbon offset market could reach $1 trillion with right rules.”