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Fossil Fuels and Food Systems: A Policy Discussion for COP29

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The logos for the organisations collaborating on the Fuel to Fork podcast: IPES-Food, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, and TABLE.
Location
Online
Event date
Event time
14:00 - 15:30 GMT

Our food systems account for 15% of global fossil fuel use. It's hard to imagine our food system without coal, gas, and oil, but the science tells us that we have to not only imagine it--we have to build it. But how? 

A recent podcast series collaboration between TABLE, IPES-Food, and the Global Alliance for the Future of Food explores this transition. In "Fuel to Fork", host Matthew Kessler interviews experts in food systems about the challenges they see at different levels of the food supply chain and what visions they have for a more sustainable future. 

We'll be exploring the policy side of this with an online panel discussion on the critical intersection of fossil fuels and food systems, exploring the policy implications and pathways for reducing fossil fuel dependence throughout the food value chain. This includes everything from farm inputs and energy use on farms to processing, packaging, transportation, and retail. The session will highlight the urgent need for policy changes to address both climate goals and food security. 

Moderator: Jack Thompson (Freelance Journalist) 

Panel: 

  • Errol Schweizer (Grocery Expert, IPES-Food) 
  • Ruchi Tripathi (Climate & Nature Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food) 
  • Lili Fuhr (Director of the Fossil Economy Program, Center for International Environmental Law)
  • Nnimmo Bassey (Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation)

Register for the event here.

Learn more about the podcast series Fuel to Fork.

The flyer for the event "Fossil fuels and food systems: a policy discussion for COP29" on 4 November at 2pm GMT. There is an illustration of a rotten egg leaking gas and black oil from the yolk. The logo for the podcast "Fuel to Fork" is in the corner and the text "Join us for an online discussion on fossil free food systems."