Jon Bennett
@jonmbennett.bsky.social
Dir of Comms at @madrebrava.bsky.social Chatting (mostly) food systems/climate on here.
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The protein transition via the supermarket shelves - Madre Brava open.substack.com/pub/futureof...
@madrebrava.bsky.social @gfieurope.org @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
@madrebrava.bsky.social @gfieurope.org @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Achieving Protein Transition Via The Supermarket Shelves - Madre Brava
Alex speaks to CEO Vicky Bond about the inevitability of the transtion.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The protein transition via the supermarket shelves - Madre Brava open.substack.com/pub/futureof...
@madrebrava.bsky.social @gfieurope.org @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
@madrebrava.bsky.social @gfieurope.org @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Animal agriculture has a little known link to Thailand's smogs, and people like Aom are suffering because of it. Read her story in the post below, and our report here: madrebrava.org/media/pages/...
May 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Animal agriculture has a little known link to Thailand's smogs, and people like Aom are suffering because of it. Read her story in the post below, and our report here: madrebrava.org/media/pages/...
📉 Tariffs are dominating the news, which is a good excuse to re-up this thorough piece from Anay Mridul of Green Queen Media on their possible effect on food tech and alt protein.
TLDR (although I highly recommend you read it): It's not good.
www.greenqueen.com.hk/trump-tariff...
TLDR (although I highly recommend you read it): It's not good.
www.greenqueen.com.hk/trump-tariff...
Explained: How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact Food Tech & Alternative Protein
Food prices are skyrocketing in the US, and President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will hit the alternative protein sector hard.
www.greenqueen.com.hk
April 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
📉 Tariffs are dominating the news, which is a good excuse to re-up this thorough piece from Anay Mridul of Green Queen Media on their possible effect on food tech and alt protein.
TLDR (although I highly recommend you read it): It's not good.
www.greenqueen.com.hk/trump-tariff...
TLDR (although I highly recommend you read it): It's not good.
www.greenqueen.com.hk/trump-tariff...
Great news for us at Madre Brava!
🙌 Today we welcome our new CEO Vicky Bond 🙌
Vicky started out as a vet, before moving to @ciwf.org where she started pushing for a better food system. She comes to us from @thehumaneleagueus.bsky.social
As our new CEO, Vicky will continue to blaze a trail to fix our broken food system.
Vicky started out as a vet, before moving to @ciwf.org where she started pushing for a better food system. She comes to us from @thehumaneleagueus.bsky.social
As our new CEO, Vicky will continue to blaze a trail to fix our broken food system.
March 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Great news for us at Madre Brava!
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Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
#netzero #cimatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
#netzero #cimatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
#netzero #cimatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
#netzero #cimatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Shifting the protein they offer to more plants and less meat is a way for food retailers to hit emissions targets and give their customers a healthier choice.
Rewe, Germany's second-biggest retailer, has committed to doing just that in a move that will help shape the food system across Europe.
Rewe, Germany's second-biggest retailer, has committed to doing just that in a move that will help shape the food system across Europe.
February 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Shifting the protein they offer to more plants and less meat is a way for food retailers to hit emissions targets and give their customers a healthier choice.
Rewe, Germany's second-biggest retailer, has committed to doing just that in a move that will help shape the food system across Europe.
Rewe, Germany's second-biggest retailer, has committed to doing just that in a move that will help shape the food system across Europe.
The LA fires provided another deluge of apocalyptic photos of the terrible destruction turbocharged by climate change.
Madre Brava's @emilyarmistead.bsky.social picked out one which highlighted our inability (so far) to tackle the impact on the planet of what we eat.
Madre Brava's @emilyarmistead.bsky.social picked out one which highlighted our inability (so far) to tackle the impact on the planet of what we eat.
One image from the LA fires was symbolic of our failure to face the facts about our food system
On Climate Home News, @emilyarmistead.bsky.social argues the image of a burning McDonald’s was not just a symbol of the American Dream going up in smoke.
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/12/m...
On Climate Home News, @emilyarmistead.bsky.social argues the image of a burning McDonald’s was not just a symbol of the American Dream going up in smoke.
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/12/m...
McDonald's flames highlight the climate impact of our food
There are ways to reduce the climate impact of what we eat - but companies and governments have been slow to back the changes to our food
www.climatechangenews.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The LA fires provided another deluge of apocalyptic photos of the terrible destruction turbocharged by climate change.
Madre Brava's @emilyarmistead.bsky.social picked out one which highlighted our inability (so far) to tackle the impact on the planet of what we eat.
Madre Brava's @emilyarmistead.bsky.social picked out one which highlighted our inability (so far) to tackle the impact on the planet of what we eat.
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New @gfieurope.bsky.social report says:
💶 Alternative proteins could add €65 billion to Germany’s economy by 2045
👩💼 Up to 250,000 future-proof jobs could be created
🇩🇪 High-ambition could defend Germany’s global role in protein innovation
Our Senior Associate in Germany, Florian Wall, reacts 👇
💶 Alternative proteins could add €65 billion to Germany’s economy by 2045
👩💼 Up to 250,000 future-proof jobs could be created
🇩🇪 High-ambition could defend Germany’s global role in protein innovation
Our Senior Associate in Germany, Florian Wall, reacts 👇
February 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
New @gfieurope.bsky.social report says:
💶 Alternative proteins could add €65 billion to Germany’s economy by 2045
👩💼 Up to 250,000 future-proof jobs could be created
🇩🇪 High-ambition could defend Germany’s global role in protein innovation
Our Senior Associate in Germany, Florian Wall, reacts 👇
💶 Alternative proteins could add €65 billion to Germany’s economy by 2045
👩💼 Up to 250,000 future-proof jobs could be created
🇩🇪 High-ambition could defend Germany’s global role in protein innovation
Our Senior Associate in Germany, Florian Wall, reacts 👇
Two stories today catch the eye: Record January temps and cultivated meat pet food. The potential of the latter to affect the former is huge.
The UK's first cultivated meat dog treats produce far fewer emissions than raising and slaughtering animals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The UK's first cultivated meat dog treats produce far fewer emissions than raising and slaughtering animals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Dog treat made from lab-grown meat on sale in UK as retailer claims a ‘world first’
Chicken used in dog treat was cultivated from single sample of cells taken from one egg, says manufacturer Meatly
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Two stories today catch the eye: Record January temps and cultivated meat pet food. The potential of the latter to affect the former is huge.
The UK's first cultivated meat dog treats produce far fewer emissions than raising and slaughtering animals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The UK's first cultivated meat dog treats produce far fewer emissions than raising and slaughtering animals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Great piece here on plant-based defaults by Emily Chung at CBC: www.cbc.ca/news/science...
It recognises that our food choices are already influenced by what we're offered as default options in restaurants, events, even hospitals, and asks what would happen if we played with those defaults.
It recognises that our food choices are already influenced by what we're offered as default options in restaurants, events, even hospitals, and asks what would happen if we played with those defaults.
We're being nudged to eat meat. What if the tables were turned? | CBC News
Restaurants, events and even hospitals generally offer meat as the default meal option. What if they nudged us to make healthier choices for our bodies and the planet instead? Some hospitals, universi...
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Great piece here on plant-based defaults by Emily Chung at CBC: www.cbc.ca/news/science...
It recognises that our food choices are already influenced by what we're offered as default options in restaurants, events, even hospitals, and asks what would happen if we played with those defaults.
It recognises that our food choices are already influenced by what we're offered as default options in restaurants, events, even hospitals, and asks what would happen if we played with those defaults.
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🚨 More than 130 organisations have called for an EU Action Plan on Plant-based Foods by 2026 🚨
Representing farmers, health professionals and consumers among others, they wrote to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen this morning.
@beuc.bsky.social has the details: www.beuc.eu/tools/eu-act...
Representing farmers, health professionals and consumers among others, they wrote to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen this morning.
@beuc.bsky.social has the details: www.beuc.eu/tools/eu-act...
Large group of organisations call for an EU Action Plan for Plant-based Foods
www.beuc.eu
January 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🚨 More than 130 organisations have called for an EU Action Plan on Plant-based Foods by 2026 🚨
Representing farmers, health professionals and consumers among others, they wrote to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen this morning.
@beuc.bsky.social has the details: www.beuc.eu/tools/eu-act...
Representing farmers, health professionals and consumers among others, they wrote to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen this morning.
@beuc.bsky.social has the details: www.beuc.eu/tools/eu-act...
Not sure labelling people who give a sh*t about the natural world and our climate as blockers is the strongest route to 'growth'.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Legal challenges to UK infrastructure projects to be blocked in push for growth
Keir Starmer hopes his plan to ‘take the brakes off Britain’ will send a message to business to build more
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Not sure labelling people who give a sh*t about the natural world and our climate as blockers is the strongest route to 'growth'.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Our Interim Executive Director @emilyarmistead.bsky.social argues that groundbreaking weight-loss drugs are welcome but can't solve our obesity crisis alone.
madrebrava.org/insight/the-...
Versions of this piece were published in @latimes.com and @projectsyndicate.bsky.social.
madrebrava.org/insight/the-...
Versions of this piece were published in @latimes.com and @projectsyndicate.bsky.social.
Madre Brava — The Half Promise of Weight-Loss Drugs
New weight-loss drugs are a game-changer, but they treat the symptom, not the cause.
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January 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Our Interim Executive Director @emilyarmistead.bsky.social argues that groundbreaking weight-loss drugs are welcome but can't solve our obesity crisis alone.
madrebrava.org/insight/the-...
Versions of this piece were published in @latimes.com and @projectsyndicate.bsky.social.
madrebrava.org/insight/the-...
Versions of this piece were published in @latimes.com and @projectsyndicate.bsky.social.
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Overlapping crises caused by our broken food system cannot be wished away. What is needed is a major shift in dietary habits toward foods that nourish both people and the environment, writes @madrebrava.bsky.social's @emilyarmistead.bsky.social. bit.ly/4fpIezN
The Half Promise of Weight-Loss Drugs | by Emily Armistead - Project Syndicate
Emily Armistead warns that addressing the obesity crisis requires remaking a food system that is harming us and the planet.
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December 19, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Overlapping crises caused by our broken food system cannot be wished away. What is needed is a major shift in dietary habits toward foods that nourish both people and the environment, writes @madrebrava.bsky.social's @emilyarmistead.bsky.social. bit.ly/4fpIezN
"Defusing the time bombs of ill health and environmental catastrophe requires fast, decisive action to remake our dysfunctional food system."
Weight-loss drugs are great, but real food still matters
In this @latimes.com Opinion, our Interim Executive Director, @emilyarmistead.bsky.social argues revolutionary weight-loss drugs don't fix the underlying cause of the obesity crisis: our broken food system.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
In this @latimes.com Opinion, our Interim Executive Director, @emilyarmistead.bsky.social argues revolutionary weight-loss drugs don't fix the underlying cause of the obesity crisis: our broken food system.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Opinion: Weight-loss drugs are great, but real food still matters
We ultimately also must address the root cause of the global obesity crisis: our broken food system.
www.latimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:50 AM
"Defusing the time bombs of ill health and environmental catastrophe requires fast, decisive action to remake our dysfunctional food system."
Well this certainly stirred up a hornets nest. Besides the straw man arguments (Sri Lanka proves organic ag doesn't work 😂), I think the piece is based on a false premise: 'Factory farming is efficient'. It's not. The inefficiencies are externalised, that's all: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/o...
Opinion | Sorry, but This Is the Future of Food
Every farm, even the scenic ones with red barns and rolling hills, is a kind of environmental crime scene, an echo of whatever wilderness it once replaced.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Well this certainly stirred up a hornets nest. Besides the straw man arguments (Sri Lanka proves organic ag doesn't work 😂), I think the piece is based on a false premise: 'Factory farming is efficient'. It's not. The inefficiencies are externalised, that's all: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/o...
Good, short piece here on #cultivatedmeat - the potential benefits and current challenges, from @arjunkharpal.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/video/2024/1...
Lab-grown meat is on the rise — here's how it is made
Lab-grown food is being hailed by proponents as the answer to some of the negative aspects that come along with modern agriculture and food production. But how does it work, and what are the pros and ...
www.cnbc.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Good, short piece here on #cultivatedmeat - the potential benefits and current challenges, from @arjunkharpal.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/video/2024/1...
Troubling that the gap based on income is not closing to any recognisable degree.
#airpollution in England is falling - BUT "the only source of PM2.5 emissions that increased [2003-2022] is domestic combustion" i.e. wood burning in homes, says @theifs.bsky.social
ifs.org.uk/publications...
ifs.org.uk/publications...
Exposure to air pollution in England, 2003–23 | Institute for Fiscal Studies
We set out how air pollution (PM2.5) has changed across England and explore inequalities by ethnicity, income deprivation, region and age.
ifs.org.uk
December 9, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Troubling that the gap based on income is not closing to any recognisable degree.
This, from @mark--watts.bsky.social at @c40cities.bsky.social is bang on. We focus very much on intl. agreements, which are essential, but there is so much impactful work that can be done, and is being done, at city level to mitigate and adapt to #climatechange: www.context.news/green-cities...
COP29 didn't deliver; it's time to look beyond nation states | Context
To kick-start urgent climate action, we must put leaders of cities, regions, states and provinces at the forefront of future talks
www.context.news
December 5, 2024 at 9:18 AM
This, from @mark--watts.bsky.social at @c40cities.bsky.social is bang on. We focus very much on intl. agreements, which are essential, but there is so much impactful work that can be done, and is being done, at city level to mitigate and adapt to #climatechange: www.context.news/green-cities...
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Did you know the EU could slash 48 million tonnes of emissions and save €2.8 billion annually with healthier ready meals?
Check out the study here: https://buff.ly/3CKE9IU
#protein #foodsystems #climatechange
Check out the study here: https://buff.ly/3CKE9IU
#protein #foodsystems #climatechange
Madre Brava — EU could slash 48 million tonnes of emissions and save €2.8 billion annually with healthier ready meals - study
A new study reveals that the EU could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by around 48 million tonnes annually—equivalent to removing up to 38 million new cars from the road —by aligning ready-made…
buff.ly
December 4, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Did you know the EU could slash 48 million tonnes of emissions and save €2.8 billion annually with healthier ready meals?
Check out the study here: https://buff.ly/3CKE9IU
#protein #foodsystems #climatechange
Check out the study here: https://buff.ly/3CKE9IU
#protein #foodsystems #climatechange
This is a fascinating piece by Sophie Attwood PhD on leveraging people's food preferences over seasons, days, even hours to help them eat more healthily and sustainably.
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/nu...
#HealthyEating #SustainableFood #FoodSystems
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/nu...
#HealthyEating #SustainableFood #FoodSystems
A Good Time for Dietary Change?
How we can use daily, monthly and seasonal patterns in food choice for healthy and sustainable change.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:58 AM
This is a fascinating piece by Sophie Attwood PhD on leveraging people's food preferences over seasons, days, even hours to help them eat more healthily and sustainably.
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/nu...
#HealthyEating #SustainableFood #FoodSystems
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/nu...
#HealthyEating #SustainableFood #FoodSystems
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There are HUGE economic and environmental benefits for Thailand if it moves part of its protein production from animals to plants, including a THB 1.3 economic boost and more than one million additional jobs.
Read our recent report with Asia Research & Engagement here:
Read our recent report with Asia Research & Engagement here:
Kitchen of the Future_ The economic and environmental benefits of protein diversification in Thailand.pdf
Madre Brava report: The Kitchen of the Future
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December 3, 2024 at 4:08 PM
There are HUGE economic and environmental benefits for Thailand if it moves part of its protein production from animals to plants, including a THB 1.3 economic boost and more than one million additional jobs.
Read our recent report with Asia Research & Engagement here:
Read our recent report with Asia Research & Engagement here:
There are loads of innovative and interesting proposals to tackle food systems' impact on the planet. A new one to me is a #PlantBased treaty. This Al-Jazeera podcast was an interesting introduction: www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/202...
#ClimateChange #FoodSystems
#ClimateChange #FoodSystems
The Take: Eating our way out of climate collapse
The Plant Based Treaty is an initiative that puts food systems at the center of tackling the climate crisis.
www.aljazeera.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM
There are loads of innovative and interesting proposals to tackle food systems' impact on the planet. A new one to me is a #PlantBased treaty. This Al-Jazeera podcast was an interesting introduction: www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/202...
#ClimateChange #FoodSystems
#ClimateChange #FoodSystems
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This lecture by @paulbehrens.bsky.social is a must watch for anyone interested in our food systems, their impact and how we fix them. https://buff.ly/3Z9d6i5
Madre Brava advocates for rebalancing the protein we produce and consume, increasing the share of plants for our health and the planet.
Madre Brava advocates for rebalancing the protein we produce and consume, increasing the share of plants for our health and the planet.
'Towards a liveable planet: land, energy and food system transitions' with Prof Paul Behrens
In his introductory talk, Professor Behrens will describe his work in land use, food & energy systems, and climate change.He’ll answer questions ranging from...
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December 2, 2024 at 4:08 PM
This lecture by @paulbehrens.bsky.social is a must watch for anyone interested in our food systems, their impact and how we fix them. https://buff.ly/3Z9d6i5
Madre Brava advocates for rebalancing the protein we produce and consume, increasing the share of plants for our health and the planet.
Madre Brava advocates for rebalancing the protein we produce and consume, increasing the share of plants for our health and the planet.
Me watching US cabinet nominations and what's coming out of COP this week.
a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and blue jeans
ALT: a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and blue jeans
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November 15, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Me watching US cabinet nominations and what's coming out of COP this week.