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Food transition: Why there is little progress at COP29

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Published: November 18th, 2024,
Last updated: February 12th, 2025

Food and its production are responsible for around a third of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
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The Food & Climate Action Group, an alliance of more than 25 NGOs, called for a resolution to „turn away from the overconsumption of meat“ at COP29 on Friday. In a declaration, the group, which is campaigning for a global food transition, urges, among other things, subsidies for low-emission foods such as vegetables. Turning away from the overconsumption of meat could be achieved through a carbon price in the food sector, and any profits from this should be at least partially invested in the „Loss and Damage“ fund. Farmers should also be supported in switching to plant-based products.

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