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Achieving a zero-emissions food system.

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Overview

The world’s food system – which includes production, processing, packaging, distribution and consumption – accounts for roughly a third of global emissions. It’s also responsible for around 30% of global energy consumption. Reducing the emissions intensity of food is critical to achieving our goal of a net zero world by 2050.

In our Food System, we’re working with powerful coalitions of corporates and governments to target a range of issues within the global food supply chains, particularly in shifting demand and diets.

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Exploring the central role of food in climate solutions at Climate Week NYC 2025

This year at Climate Week NYC, Food had a prominent seat at the table

Climate Group hosted a panel discussion at The Hub Live ‘The future protein economy - one bite at a time’. The session unpacked the latest trends, policy shifts, and breakthrough innovations shaping the future of protein. Expert panellists explored how investors, policymakers, and businesses can accelerate the protein transition to sustainably build a resilient, low-carbon food system that meets global demand.

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Our work on food

Alliance for regenerative ranching in the Peruvian Amazon

Sustainable agriculture and livestock

Introducing sustainable agriculture and livestock practices to recover and regenerate forests in the Peruvian Amazon and contribute to local economic development.

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Climate Pathway Project

Reducing emissions from Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use

The Climate Pathway Project supports state and regional governments to develop pathways for reducing emissions. Our experts have been working alongside the governments of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and São Paulo State (Brazil), Quintana Roo and Querétaro (Mexico), and Madre de Dios (Peru), to reduce emissions from a range of sectors including Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) and aim to support forest conservation and land restoration.

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Under2 Coalition 2030 actions: agriculture

Climate action from states and regions

States and regions are vital to fighting climate change. Members of the Under2 Coalition of states and regions have each adopted plans for a wide range of ambitious actions across different sectors, including agriculture, to address the climate crisis - with targets of 2030 or earlier.

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Future Fund projects

Strategic funding for climate issues including food, agriculture and land use

The Under2 Coalition’s Future Fund empowers subnational governments to accelerate the shift towards a world of under 2°C of warming, through strategic funding that supports climate activities in developing and emerging economy regions. This includes both practical projects and government-to-government secondments focused on pressing climate issues, including around food, agriculture and land use.

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“About 1/3 of energy use across the world comes from food supply chains.”

At Climate Week NYC, Jeroen Gerlag explains why food is a key focus area for Climate Group, and how we’re working toward shifting demand.