Dinner for 10 million
Our food system isn’t sustainable and it isn’t working. We urgently need to find new ways to feed fast-growing 21st century cities — or to help them feed themselves
‘Mussels have a carbon footprint even lower than apples or carrots’
Not only are blue mussels a low-carbon protein source, they can clean water of pollution too. Are they the missing link in the sustainable food chain?
The trouble with vertical farms…
Fruit and vegetables must have strong, direct overhead light — which means recreating the sun
The whey forward: can lab-grown meat and animal-free dairy change the world?
Life cycle assessments show that ‘clean’ production methods are drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Urban agriculture: 160 farms in Quezon City
Covid-19 has highlighted the importance of self-reliance in the Philippines’ most populous city
Roots of recovery: Christchurch’s urban farm
New Zealand earthquake prompted 10-year plan to “look after ourselves”
Living proof: how to measure a sustainable city
How do we measure something as complex as sustainability or equality in cities? The answer is right in front of us, says Helena Klintström. Just look at the health of the people who live there
Biodiversity offsets: The price of survival
Not only can we put a value on nature — we must, argues welfare economist Scott Cole. Offsets will be an essential part of the fight against biodiversity loss
41 billion reasons to decarbonize
Costa Rica’s decarbonization plan could make it US$41 billion better off by 2050 — even if other countries do nothing, says Adrien Vogt-Schilb
Adapt or mitigate: the dilemma for cities
Do the two climate-change disciplines need to talk to each other more?
Adaptive decision-making: “There are lots of possible futures”
We can’t completely predict climate change, in part because it depends on how we react to it
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