The Great Uncoupling: Is the Corporate World Ready to Break Up with CDP?
This April, beneath the gilded, neoclassical ceilings of Manhattan’s Gotham Hall, a tuxedoed crowd gathered to mark a milestone: the 25th anniversary of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). For a…
Beyond the Idyll: What Pastoralism Can Teach Modern Agriculture
By Olivia Boothman, Global Farm Metric Projects Manager This year, as officially recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, marks the International Year of Rangelands…
The Potato Paradox: How Misinformation is Rooting Itself in the Solar Energy Debate
In the increasingly polarized landscape of American energy policy, a peculiar and unfounded narrative has taken hold: the claim that solar energy installations are effectively "poisoning" farmland, rendering it forever…
The Great Stagnation: Navigating a Global Food System in Crisis
Each week, Food Tank curates a selection of news stories that demand our attention—ranging from policies that incite alarm to innovations that spark hope. This week, we face a sobering…
The Great Decoupling: Why Corporate Climate Ambition is Outpacing Real-World Action
There is a striking, perhaps even dangerous, paradox unfolding within the halls of global commerce: corporate climate ambition is reaching an all-time high, yet the tangible mechanisms to fund that…
Navigating the Grocery Gauntlet: How Food Marketers Can Sustain Growth Amidst Declining Consumer Confidence
The modern food industry is navigating a precarious intersection of economic volatility and shifting consumer behavior. As inflation continues to temper household budgets and global geopolitical instability creates supply chain…
The Great Fertilizer Squeeze: How the Conflict in Iran is Triggering a Global Food Crisis
As the spring planting season reaches its zenith across the American heartland, a silent, devastating crisis is unfolding in the fields. Across the United States, 70 percent of farmers report…
The Silent Revolution: Why the UK’s New GM Regulatory Framework Faces a Landmark Legal Challenge
The British countryside, long defined by its patchwork of hedgerows, organic fields, and traditional agricultural practices, stands at a critical juncture. For decades, the UK maintained a rigorous stance against…
Cultivating Resilience: Brandy Hall on Bringing Permaculture from the Farm to the Backyard
For decades, the term "permaculture" conjured images of sprawling, multi-acre homesteads tucked away in the countryside, far removed from the constraints of suburban cul-de-sacs or urban row houses. However, a…
















