FAO’s 1.5 °C roadmap for food systems falls short

FAO’s 1.5 °C roadmap for food systems falls short | Nature Food

The first instalment of the FAO food systems roadmap is a key step in identifying pathways to achieve zero hunger without breaching the 1.5 °C climate change threshold. But future instalments should be more methodologically transparent, emphasize the need to reduce animal-sourced food consumption and align with a holistic One Health approach.

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Verkuijl, C., Dutkiewicz, J., Scherer, L. et al. FAO’s 1.5 °C roadmap for food systems falls short. Nat Food (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-00950-x
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