This week: Business and climate journalist Mike Scott reflects with Ian Welsh on the recent COP27 climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, evaluating the outcomes and commitments made. They discuss the progress on loss and damage, why commitments on phasing out fossil fuel use were weakened and assess the chances of maintaining a 1.5C warming pathway. There is an ever-greater need for climate adaptation for businesses and clearer commitments from governments, they conclude.
Plus: the US Food and Drug Administration approves lab-grown meat production for the first time; Nestlé to roll out home compostable paper-based coffee capsules in France and Switzerland; cocoa supply row continues in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire over farmer income premiums; and, critical feedback from COP27 about the conference processes itself, in the news digest.
And, Innovation Forum's Natasha Bodnar introduces the Future of Food conference coming up in Amsterdam in May 2023.
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Monday briefing: IPCC’s latest assessments and a watershed moment for the UN?
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Reality check: how is business tackling the big sustainability challenges?
The Carbon Debate: what reforms are necessary for voluntary carbon markets?
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Weekly podcast – Effective business and government collaboration on decarbonisation
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Weekly podcast: Sourcing challenges in a global value chains perfect storm
What genuine collaboration in delivering a living wage looks like
Weekly podcast – Can the future of chocolate be cocoa-free?
Collaboration to drive progress on farmer-focused food resilience
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