Newsletter How food labels can help tackle climate change Sticking a “high climate impact” label on a burger made 23 percent more people choose a red-meat-free option.
Politics How food became a weapon in America’s culture war First came the politics of right-wing grievance. Then came the new foodie culture. Together, they combined to create one toxic food fight.
www.forbes.com Why haven’t e-commerce firms started carbon labeling yet? With e-commerce firms seeing a surge of demand during Covid-19, should they be considering carbon labeling for products sold on their platform?
Solutions www.politico.com French war on ‘veggie burgers’ comes to Brussels Vegetarian groups argue a new French law restricting plant-based product names violates EU rules.
Solutions www.theguardian.com Quorn to be first major brand to introduce carbon labelling The new labels, aimed at helping consumers understand the environmental impact of their shopping, will start appearing on some products from June and on the entire Quorn range by next year.
