There is no 1.5C future without moving away from industrial food and farming systems. Today's industrial food systems account for up to one third of global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, those very same systems are gravely threatened by the impacts of the climate crisis, threatening global food security and the livelihoods of farm- and foodworkers around the world. Radically changing the way we produce, distribute, and consumer our food is the only route to a more resilient future.
A growing body of evidence demonstrates that sustainable food systems - founded on principles such as agroecology and food sovereignty - could create the social and environmental resilience we need to withstand climate shocks and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Over the coming months and years, IPES-Food aims to put the transition to sustainable food systems high on the agenda of international climate negotiations, and at the centre of debate about the climate crisis.