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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · 2d

The American Public Health Association is hosting a webinar, "The Changing Climate and Our Food & Nutrition System." Join me and Kris Ebi this Thursday at 3 pm EST. Register here: apha.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ISC-SC Climate and Health Webinar: The Changing Climate and Our Food & Nutrition System. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about join...

This webinar will discuss the bi-directional nature of climate change and sustainable food systems. Please join us for this online seminar on the critical challenge of food security in the world of cl...

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Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · 4d

Humanity already produces enough calories to feed everyone, yet billions go hungry while others over-consume. New EAT-Lancet Report provides the science and the moral imperative to solve this problem, write experts @jessfanzo.bsky.social and Bianca Carducci: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/10/03/a...

Farmer holding a basket of plants in a field with text: Why now? Today's food system is breaching planetary boundaries and driving global health inequalities. The EAT-Lancet Commission outlines a pathway for transformation grounded in science, justice, and real-world, solutions.

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Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social · 7d

Join the live launch of EAT Lancet on Friday, 3 October!

We’re proud to be part of the upcoming launch of the EAT Lancet Commission, a major scientific update to one of the most influential food systems reports of the past decade.

Register now: bit.ly/3Kg9SW8

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · 9d

A new Food Bytes post on The Food Archive of "nibbles" on all things climate, food, nutrition, policy and culture. Up this month? Sushi! Pizza! Food environments! Meat lobbying! NCDs! Check it out: shorturl.at/2TNJX

Food Bytes: September 2025 Edition — The Food Archive

FOOD BYTES IS A (ALMOST) MONTHLY BLOG POST OF “NIBBLES” ON ALL THINGS CLIMATE, FOOD, NUTRITION SCIENCE, POLICY, AND CULTURE. Food Bytes is back after taking August off (already practicing my ferrago...

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · 10d

Why doesn't media report more on the impacts of meat on climate change? Joe Fassler reports in @theguardian.com. shorturl.at/avml1

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · 16d

Missing the New York that once was. Check out my latest post on the Food Archive. shorturl.at/WRdLq

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · 21d

Can animals be sustainably raised for consumption? How do we keep the food business accountable for unsustainable practices?

Food Pod for Humanity Season 2 Episode 6 is out now.

Brought to you by the Food for Humanity Initiative at @climate.columbia.edu

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Sep 2

Re-reading one of our papers from 2018 - highly relevant to the current tariff wars: International food trade plays a critical role in reducing global nutrient inequities, enabling many poorer countries to meet dietary needs that domestic production alone cannot satisfy. Check it: shorturl.at/HNbCA

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 27

Check out the just-published entire set of papers of the Lancet Haematology Commission: shorturl.at/fgnrg

There is also a shnazzy infographic that summarizes the core paper, “Getting back on track to meet global anemia reduction targets: a Lancet Hematology Commission.” shorturl.at/kj7uu

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 26

🌍 #Climatechange is fueling anaemia—already affecting nearly 2B people. Our Lancet Haematology piece calls for urgent cross-sector action: better data, resilient foods, early warning systems & elevating nutrition in climate talks #COP30.

Link here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Anaemia in a time of climate crisis

The world is facing a climate crisis that is jeopardising gains made in health and nutrition security.1 Certain conditions such as anaemia are particularly at risk of reversing course due to its multi...

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Raj Patel @rajpatel.org · Aug 26

The IPC data on famine in Gaza is utterly horrifying. Don't look away. www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-webs...

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 26

Anaemia affects nearly 2B people, yet most countries are far off track to meet targets. Our new Lancet Haematology Commission calls for better data, stronger governance, and realistic goals (12–22% reduction by 2030 vs the current 50%).

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 24

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 22

🌍 Our new review shows how: (1) Climate shocks hit food, water + health systems (2) All forms of malnutrition are at risk (3) Near-term events + long-term warming both drive risks (4) Building resilience through food, social + nutrition systems is urgent. 🔗 shorturl.at/WmZki

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 21

TUNE IN! Can meat be cultivated from just a handful of animal cells?

Food Pod for Humanity Season 2 Episode 5—on the science, the market, & the controversies of cellular agriculture—is out now. Brought to you by the Food for Humanity Initiative at @climate.columbia.edu

Subscribe: bit.ly/3HkC3Cr

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 20

It was fun to do this piece with @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Magazine on "How Do We Change the Way We Eat." Thanks to Paul Hond for his wonderful journalism. Check it out: shorturl.at/Jz7nY

How Do We Change the Way We Eat?

Our industrialized food system is harming our health and warming the planet. Columbia experts weigh in on solutions.

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 18

In my latest post on The Food Archive: Pastoralists manage half the world’s land & up to 44% of GDP in some African countries—yet remain sidelined in food debates. Climate resilience depends on listening to & investing in them. shorturl.at/reH2N

Illuminating a climate-resilient future for pastoralists — The Food Archive

Pastoralists—communities who raise livestock in arid and semi-arid lands—are central to food security in Kenya and much of Africa. They practice transhumance, moving herds seasonally between grazing a...

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 14

It's fun to read one's older published papers. This one, written in 2011, articulated the notion that nutrition, agrobiodiversity, & environmental sustainability are interrelated, aka “econutrition.” We were not the first to write about these relationships & certainly not the last. shorturl.at/Hv5CX

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 6

TUNE IN! Are the meals we feed our furry friends threatening pet and planetary health? Gabe Huertas del Pino of Archway Pet Food joins the Food Pod for Humanity Episode 4 to discuss.

Brought to you by the Food for Humanity Initiative at @columbiaclimate
Learn more & subscribe here: bit.ly/3ITiJg1

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 6

In my latest blog for The Food Archive, I reflect on how a simple idea sparked two global tools that are now transforming how we track and improve #foodsystems. Check it out: shorturl.at/TyftV

From Idea to Impact: Building Tools to Track Food Systems — The Food Archive

When I reflect on the origins of the Food Systems Dashboard and the Food Systems Countdown Initiative, it really began back in 2017. At the time, I was the team lead in developing the High-Level Panel...

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Aug 1

A fun conversation with Deutsche Bank on the future of food: between climate change and high tech. Check it out: www.db.com/what-next/en...

The Future of Food: Between Climate Change and High Tech

How Climate Change and Technology Are Transforming Global Food Production – An Overview of Opportunities, Risks, and Innovations.

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Food Systems Countdown Initiative is a global, interdisciplinary effort to fill a critical gap: annual monitoring of food systems towards 2030. It established 50 indicators to track progress & deliver actionable evidence to decision-makers. Go to foodcountdown.org & this brief: shorturl.at/MbMlb

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Jul 30

We members of the Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium raise our voices against the intentional deprivation of food and aid in Gaza, and in other countries, including Sudan, South Sudan, and Yemen. The Lancet commentary: shorturl.at/oGYqA. ST4N call to action: shorturl.at/Jssyb

The famines in Gaza and other conflict areas are a moral failure

As scientists and members of the Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (ST4N) who have been Standing Together For Nutrition during recent crises, we use evidence of the impact of crises on nutrit...

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · Jul 30

🎂 Happy birthday, #MarieTharp! 🗺️ A pioneering geologist and cartographer, Tharp created some of the world's first maps of the ocean floor, and helped prove the theory of plate tectonics. Her legacy reverberates across ocean sciences today. Learn more: lamont.columbia.edu/news/happy-b...

Marie Tharp with the iconic Heezen-Tharp World Ocean Floor map, a landmark in cartography. Credit: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the estate of Marie Tharp

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Jess Fanzo @jessfanzo.bsky.social · Jul 30

Global hunger is declining — a rare bit of good news. But food is still unaffordable for billions. I broke down the latest @fao.org SOFI 2025 report findings in my latest post on The Food Archive.

🔗 www.thenutritionarchive.com/blog/2025/7/...

Global Hunger Is Falling Slightly—But Food Remains Too Expensive for Billions — The Food Archive

Every July, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report drops — and for anyone tracking global hunger, diet affordability, or food policy, it’s essential reading. Produced ...

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