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Shifting 10% of meat production to plant-based alternatives could save carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to 2.7 billion trees, according to a new report

The commitment is part of the retailer’s collaboration with WWF that aims to reduce the environmental impact of food production

The Sustainable Rice Platform will enable consumers to track rice back to its origin country and ensure it is produced in a green way

The Manufacturing Made Smarter Challenge’s initial £50 million of funding is being granted to 14 manufacturing projects

Entec Nutrition, which has won £250,000 of funding from Innovate UK, suggests the answer could be yes

The meal-kit business is investing in a range of green projects, such as renewable energy plants, farm-waste methane capture and forestry initiatives

The new addition to the menu is made with pea protein, potatoes, oats, onion and apple and maintains 4% of the carbon footprint of the famous meatballs

The fast-food restaurant chain says adding 100 grams of lemongrass leaves to cow’s food helps them release less methane as they digest it

Currently, around 380,000 tonnes of the meat intended for consumption goes uneaten each year, generating more than four million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents

That’s the warning from the Food and Drink Federation and SLR, which stresses government and industry must step up efforts to decarbonise what is the UK’s largest manufacturing sector