fertiliser
A plan for the land
England’s first ever land use framework aims to maintain domestic food production while freeing land for nature, development and energy. Can it carry off such a delicate balancing act?
A(nother) shock to the system
Crude oil has surged in price and fertiliser supplies have been reduced to a trickle as the food system once again goes into ‘shock’ mode
Talkin’ ’bout regeneration
The food sector has reached a critical fork in its sustainability journey. Doing ‘less bad’ is no longer a credible strategy for the future
Sorry scores for coffee sustainability
Big coffee shop chains have performed poorly in the latest Ethical Consumer scorecard. Costa propped up the ethiscore table for coffee chains and brands.
Tax moves can help sustainable diet shift: study
Removing VAT from healthy foods and applying taxes to unhealthy, higher carbon ones could “save lives”, according to researchers in Sweden. The changes would also be tax-neutral, the experts at the Chalmers University of Technology said. “Integrated tax reforms […]…
Dirty rivers, polluted land and greenwashing
Time will tell if the government can join up those dots – and find the £100+bn it wants to unlock in infrastructure investments
Cost of fertiliser signals end of cheap food
Surging energy and fertiliser prices will have by far the greatest impact on food security in the coming decades, according to new research. High fertiliser prices linked to the war in Ukraine could put an additional 100 million people globally…
