Key takeaways from our second monthly digest, featuring some of February's most impactful and interesting studies, reports and news. February's evidence hits hardest on land and money. iffs.earth/wp-content/u...

“If Americans increased their protein intake by just 25%…it would require about 100 million acres of additional ag land each year — an area larger than Michigan, Ohio & Pennsylvania combined — & increase annual emissions by 100s of millions of tons of CO2e, according to @worldresources.bsky.social.”

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@jandutkiewicz.bsky.social and I have thoughts about municipal public grocers. They may do some good if they can compete with major grocers on price, but to take a real bite out of food insecurity, poor people will need more money. newrepublic.com/article/2046... via @newrepublic.com

It's a seductive narrative, but is it really an eco solution? New report from our co-founder @nicholasdcarter.bsky.social on regenerative grazing vs dietary change & rewilding @iffs-earth.bsky.social.

Meet some of the folks defending one of the world's most powerful, subsidized & politically connected industries - aka "the resistance". 🙄

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.

Correct solutions aren't enough: we need to communicate them correctly. See Potential Energy's valuable guide on what works (and what doesn’t) in climate change communication and the language to use to inspire people to demand action on the solutions. potentialenergycoalition.org/uncategorize...

Netanyahu abandoning the ceasefire deal to salvage his radical far-right government is despicable. Stick to the deal. Free the hostages. End the killing. Withdraw from Gaza. It’s sickening to see a renewed military offensive, so many more kids dead, and any semblance of peace disappear.

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."

“To me, the seed library is part of food security. It’s like having money in the bank, but it’s seeds in the library,” said Farm manager Perry Acworth, who organized a Little Free Seed Library during the pandemic.

The @nytimes.com role in this officially shreds any last credibility it could possibly claim to have. This is not journalism; it's crystal clear complicity.

If your work involves advocacy, "How Minds Change" by @davidmcraney.bsky.social is a must-read. The key to helping people open their minds is not to focus on the what, but on *the why*. As Duhig writes in "Supercommunicators" communication is about connection. www.goodreads.com/book/show/57...

“Governments are underestimating or ignoring the links between 5 key areas: biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change” Agreed! Food production is the #1 global driver of terrestrial biodiversity loss and water use, the #2 driver of climate change, and diets are closely linked to health 🧪

On the power of leadership: "Politicians,celebrities & business leaders who lead by example with high-impact low-carbon behaviours increase public willingness to adopt these behaviours. High-impact behaviours = ⬇️flying ,⬇️meat, drive EV, ⬆️home energy efficiency, ⬆️public transport & active travel."

I appreciate the hope but, as this piece states, pressure on US corporations & banks and a supportive Congress were key. Those key components are much more out of reach here. The much bigger multinationals & banks today are more integrated with Israeli economy & Congress is in the pocket of AIPAC.

Good read from @jesslsr.bsky.social

If you see the atmosphere as a commons - a natural wealth for everyone to access equitably and sustainably - then it's not hard to see how deeply unjust the #COP29 $300bn per year goal from industrialised countries is, when historical responsibilities for excess emissions are taken into account. 1/

"Last month in Nature Communications, researchers put a number on it: The Global South’s workforce provides a staggering 90% of the labor to power the world economy, yet gets only 21% of global income."

Global food production is *the* biggest pressure on earth systems. And we need equal effort to decarbonize and reduce energy pressure. But food also holds huge opportunities: PlantBasedData.org It being politicized can be good but don’t fall for denial & power tactics.

Denmark gets it. 🌳Restoring 140,000ha of peatlands in ag use & establish 250k ha of new forest 💲Pay farmers $100/t to reduce GHG & water pollution from nitrogen fertilization 🍖Meat tax redirects $ to farmers eco efforts www.wri.org/insights/den... +their plant-based plan: en.fvm.dk/news-and-con...