How can we eat more sustainable? Does livestock have a future in green farming? Is small-scale farming the future? As an economic sector, agriculture accounts for almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions but agreement on how to reduce that is proving difficult. Monocle’s “The Foreign Desk” has teamed up with the Nordic Council … Continue reading The Foreign Desk: Sustainable agriculture
How can we fix the food industry and get more sustainable food products into our shopping carts? Food production accounts for over a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, so the food industry, in particular the meat and dairy sector, needs to change radically if we want to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by … Continue reading Food choices for change
What are the moral implications of what we choose to eat, how we produce our food and how we distribute it? Can humans have a sustainable relationship with food? I was invited to partake in a discussion about these fascinating topics together with the renowned bioethicist Peter Singer, Pictet's Gillian Diesen and podcast host Rosario Lebrija. … Continue reading Found in Conversation
Back in July, Craig Applegath of the Twenty First Century Imperative podcast invited me on his show. The podcast explores the insights, approaches, experiences of scientists, planners, engineers, designers, business entrepreneurs, politicians and other successful change-makers, who are finding smart, effective ways to answer one or more of the three critical challenges of the Twenty … Continue reading Towards a Sustainable Future Where We Can Flourish
Food waste is a major environmental challenge. If food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the world. And to make matters worse, we throw away more than 3 million tonnes of food in the Nordics alone. In this episode of Nordic Talks, we take a closer look at how imperfect produce … Continue reading Ugly vegetables need love too
Looking for something to listen to? Well... I have some recommendations for you! I absolutely love listening to podcasts. It's also a lot of fun to be invited to be a guest on a podcast. Over the past couple of weeks, I have had the chance to chat with Dr. Antonella Kahler of the Female … Continue reading It’s podcast time!
Sustainable Food Systems Transitions 