What Europe's egg-hurling farmers can teach us about climate progress
E.U. officials had ambitions to curb greenhouse gas emissions from farming. But after protests broke out from Berlin to Brussels, they changed their minds.
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E.U. officials had ambitions to curb greenhouse gas emissions from farming. But after protests broke out from Berlin to Brussels, they changed their minds.
Just over one month has passed since COP28 closed its doors in Dubai, UAE, giving members of the Food4Climate Pavilion time to reflect on the climate change conference. Was food high enough on the agenda? And what’s on the menu for COP29?
Agriculture and food were very much on the menu at COP28 in Dubai, with both voluntary pledges and negotiated texts reflecting their role in climate change.
While the deal was described as "historic" by the COP28 president, climate experts noted loopholes in the text and a lack of funding.