Climate Crisis
Politico: Dutch pro-farmers party wins big in provincial elections
Result calls into question premier Mark Rutte’s ability to implement harsh policies to cut nitrogen emissions from farms. Read HERE
Food Production
Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: Degrowth, food loss and food waste
In his previous article in his series on Degrowth, Bill Mitchell looked at food and agriculture In this article he moves on to the inefficiencies of food production and distribution Read Here
Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: Degrowth, food and agriculture
This is Part 6 of a series on Deep Adaptation, Degrowth and MMT that I am steadily writing. I have previously written in this series that there will need to be a major change in […]
Climate Crisis
Oeko-Institut: Certified CO2 storage in soils? A critical review
The EU criteria on CO2 storage are not sufficient to ensure that certifiable activities on agricultural land and in forests will meet high enough standards, says the Oeko-Institut. Read Here Photo: Einboeck.official
Economics
Eurostat: Ukraine & Russia are source of one-third of EU cereal imports
Around one-third of the value of the EU’s imports of cereals in 2021 originated from Ukraine (28.8% and valued at €1.7 billion) and Russia (4.8%) combined. Read Here
Climate Crisis
Clare Carlile – Sowing Doubt: How Big Agriculture is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe
New analysis sheds light on key industry lobbying tactics at a decisive moment for the future of agriculture Clare is a Researcher at Desmog, focusing on the agribusiness sector Cross-posted from DeSmog UK In the […]
Environment
Marta Vidal and Kira Walker – In the Iberian peninsula, “unsustainable, unviable” berry businesses are draining water and exploiting migrant labour
Across southern Spain and Portugal, row upon row of plastic greenhouses stretch to the horizon where rain-fed olives, grapes and wheat traditionally grew. Marta Vidal and Kira Walker are freelance journalists Cross-posted from Equal Times Photo: Kira […]
Economics
GPEnewsdocs – State of Big Tech 2022: Dismantling National & Global Digital Enclosures
From fintech to food systems and social media to all domains essential for society and the economy, the State of Big Tech compendium of fifteen essays offers a vision and blueprint for the 99% to […]
Climate Crisis
Justin McAffee: Is It Time to Ditch ‘Sustainability’?
Let me be up front in stating that I want nothing more than to have a sustainable society. The question I am really posing in this post is related to the stated goals of sustainability […]
Economics
Adam Bychawski – Global food companies pay shareholders £15bn as millions face poverty
World’s biggest food giants made £20bn in profits – while warning of price rises to come Adam Bychawski is a reporter at openDemocracy Cross-posted from Open Democracy The world’s biggest food companies have paid out […]