What is ecomodernism?
In a new TABLE explainer - What is ecomodernism? - we explore the philosophy of ecomodernism, which believes that it is both possible and desirable to live in material prosperity while protecting nature at the same time.
Read the explainer. Listen to the podcast interview with explainer author Helen Breewood. Watch the webinar recording.
The Politics of Disgust
Would you eat a bacterial gloop pancake? The recent publication of George Monbiot’s book Regenesis has sparked a fresh debate on the social acceptability of novel proteins. In this blog post, Rob Percival of the Soil Association explains why the “yuck” factor has such a powerful influence on our perceptions of new types of food - and how the politics of disgust are being weaponised both for and against livestock. Read more here.
What's new?
- Climate warming could reduce diversity of soil microbes
Journal articles - Investors ask FAO for clear roadmap to sustainable food
News and resources - How much land is needed to safeguard biodiversity?
Journal articles
- From rituals to laws: animal slaughter in Norway
Journal articles - Total agricultural land use has peaked, while croplands expand
News and resources
- Three alternative protein critiques, explained
News and resources - Cutting NOx pollution could significantly raise crop yields
Journal articles - The Kingdom of Rye
Books
- Event recording: What is ecomodernism?
Research Library - Do European think tanks link meat with climate change?
Journal articles
- Reactions to England’s food strategy
News and resources - Land-use emissions embodied in international trade
Journal articles
The IPCC report on climate change discusses several ways in which we can make changes to our food system to reduce its climate impacts. Reduce food loss and waste. Around a third of the food…
On Wednesday, June 26, 2022, TABLE hosted a panel discussion on the topics of ecomodernism and degrowth. This discussion accompanied the release of TABLE’s new explainer: “What is Ecomodernism?” and…
Explainers
- What is agroecology?
1Building blocks - What is malnutrition?
Building blocks
- What is food security?
2Building blocks - What is environmental efficiency? And is it sustainable?
Building blocks
Research library
- Recording: How to squeeze fat into a sustainable food future
Research Library
- Food environment research priorities for Africa
Journal articles - Agriculture is driving increased tropical forest carbon loss
Journal articles
Really nuanced piece on palm oil by Bee Wilson in the LRB + LRB podcast this week - London Review of Books – 21 Jun 22 Podcast: Bee Wilson and Thomas Jones · Palm Oil…