A meat tax is probably inevitable – here’s how it could work

Healthier and more sustainable food could be made cheaper as meat and dairy becomes more expensive.

Franziska Funke, Associate Doctoral Researcher in Environmental Economics, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research • conversation
Aug. 10, 2022 ~7 min

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties – blackouts are a growing problem

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University • conversation
June 29, 2022 ~7 min


Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University • conversation
June 29, 2022 ~7 min

Feeding insects to cattle could make meat and milk production more sustainable

Feeding insects instead of grain to animals is an inexpensive, sustainable way to increase the world food supply. An animal scientist explains what’s involved in developing insect feed for cattle.

Merritt Drewery, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Texas State University • conversation
June 28, 2022 ~8 min

Climate change: carbon labels and clever menu design can cut the impact of dining – new study

A traffic light labelling system and making sustainable dishes the default menu option boosted their popularity.

Rachel Pechey, Research Fellow in Behavioural Science, University of Oxford • conversation
May 11, 2022 ~6 min

Offering more plant-based choices on menus can speed up diet change

In three different experiments, plant-based meal sales rose when there were more menu options.

Rachel Pechey, Research Fellow in Behavioural Science, University of Oxford • conversation
March 29, 2022 ~7 min

How to swap meat for nutritious alternatives – and why it's a good thing to do

Eating more plant-based foods is great for your health, for farm animals and the environment.

Shirley Hinde, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Feb. 22, 2022 ~8 min

The meat paradox: how your brain wrestles with the ethics of eating animals

Psychologists have described a ‘meat paradox’ in the minds of meat-eating animal lovers.

Magdalena Zawisza, Associate Professor/Reader in Gender and Advertising Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 11, 2022 ~6 min


How your brain wrestles with the ethics of eating animals

Psychologists have described a ‘meat paradox’ in the minds of meat-eating animal lovers.

Magdalena Zawisza, Associate Professor/Reader in Gender and Advertising Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 11, 2022 ~6 min

Our meat obsession is destroying the planet – the solution is to change how we see animals

Learning from Indigenous cultures to treat animals as more than just food sources could help us combat the climate crisis.

Colin Samson, Professor of Sociology and Indigenous Peoples, University of Essex • conversation
Feb. 9, 2022 ~6 min

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