Institute for Future Food Systems
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Transforming food systems through the leading science and solutions. Because how we eat shapes everything.
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The science shows regenerative grazing simply doesn't work
And I get it, it's a captivating well funded story ($200M from McD's otw), and it's easier to convince many that small tweaks are all that's needed vs. actual systemic changes away from beef
🧵here's 8+ reasons why this won't make beef eco
And I get it, it's a captivating well funded story ($200M from McD's otw), and it's easier to convince many that small tweaks are all that's needed vs. actual systemic changes away from beef
🧵here's 8+ reasons why this won't make beef eco
September 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The science shows regenerative grazing simply doesn't work
And I get it, it's a captivating well funded story ($200M from McD's otw), and it's easier to convince many that small tweaks are all that's needed vs. actual systemic changes away from beef
🧵here's 8+ reasons why this won't make beef eco
And I get it, it's a captivating well funded story ($200M from McD's otw), and it's easier to convince many that small tweaks are all that's needed vs. actual systemic changes away from beef
🧵here's 8+ reasons why this won't make beef eco
Everyone is talking about AI's water use.
AI data centres are projected to consume ~1 trillion litres a year by 2028.
Livestock already consumes ~228 trillion litres. Around 200x more, and more than 90% of it goes to feed.
#WorldWaterWeek
AI data centres are projected to consume ~1 trillion litres a year by 2028.
Livestock already consumes ~228 trillion litres. Around 200x more, and more than 90% of it goes to feed.
#WorldWaterWeek
August 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Everyone is talking about AI's water use.
AI data centres are projected to consume ~1 trillion litres a year by 2028.
Livestock already consumes ~228 trillion litres. Around 200x more, and more than 90% of it goes to feed.
#WorldWaterWeek
AI data centres are projected to consume ~1 trillion litres a year by 2028.
Livestock already consumes ~228 trillion litres. Around 200x more, and more than 90% of it goes to feed.
#WorldWaterWeek
Animal products account for 27% of humanity's total water footprint.
All the water we use at home: about 4%.
Per gram of protein, cheese tops the chart for freshwater withdrawals. Peas and pulses sit at the bottom.
#WorldWaterWeek
All the water we use at home: about 4%.
Per gram of protein, cheese tops the chart for freshwater withdrawals. Peas and pulses sit at the bottom.
#WorldWaterWeek
August 26, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Animal products account for 27% of humanity's total water footprint.
All the water we use at home: about 4%.
Per gram of protein, cheese tops the chart for freshwater withdrawals. Peas and pulses sit at the bottom.
#WorldWaterWeek
All the water we use at home: about 4%.
Per gram of protein, cheese tops the chart for freshwater withdrawals. Peas and pulses sit at the bottom.
#WorldWaterWeek
If all Earth's water fit in a 1L bottle, accessible freshwater from rivers and lakes would be a single drop.
UN scientists say we've entered an era of "global water bankruptcy."
This week we look at a top driver: the food system. #WorldWaterWeek
UN scientists say we've entered an era of "global water bankruptcy."
This week we look at a top driver: the food system. #WorldWaterWeek
August 25, 2026 at 1:36 AM
If all Earth's water fit in a 1L bottle, accessible freshwater from rivers and lakes would be a single drop.
UN scientists say we've entered an era of "global water bankruptcy."
This week we look at a top driver: the food system. #WorldWaterWeek
UN scientists say we've entered an era of "global water bankruptcy."
This week we look at a top driver: the food system. #WorldWaterWeek
In July's digest, the evidence points at two absences: what is missing from diets, and what is missing from policy. Findings from 12 key studies and reports related to food systems.
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Studies and Reports of the Month: July 2026
This month the evidence points at two absences: what is missing from diets, and what is missing from policy. Underconsumption drives 63% of diet-related life loss in Germany, and youth plant intake…
iffs.earth
August 22, 2026 at 11:49 PM
In July's digest, the evidence points at two absences: what is missing from diets, and what is missing from policy. Findings from 12 key studies and reports related to food systems.
iffs.earth/studies-and-...
iffs.earth/studies-and-...
Humanity's deadliest pandemic was a bird flu. In 1918 it killed around 50 million people, close to 3% of everyone alive. That would be 200+ million people today.
The next one will most likely come from industrial farming. And, compounded by antibiotic resistance, that risk is accelerating.
The next one will most likely come from industrial farming. And, compounded by antibiotic resistance, that risk is accelerating.
July 8, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Humanity's deadliest pandemic was a bird flu. In 1918 it killed around 50 million people, close to 3% of everyone alive. That would be 200+ million people today.
The next one will most likely come from industrial farming. And, compounded by antibiotic resistance, that risk is accelerating.
The next one will most likely come from industrial farming. And, compounded by antibiotic resistance, that risk is accelerating.
Our May digest of key studies and reports is up! iffs.earth/studies-and-...
Studies and Reports of the Month: May 2026
This month: individual agency and structural change are partners, not rivals. The choices with the most reach are the ones people make in their professional, institutional, and civic roles, and the…
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June 30, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Our May digest of key studies and reports is up! iffs.earth/studies-and-...
What does a diet that protects both your health and the planet look like? Almost no one is eating it yet.
We checked dietary data from 12 countries against the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet. The pattern is strikingly universal. 🧵👇
We checked dietary data from 12 countries against the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet. The pattern is strikingly universal. 🧵👇
June 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
What does a diet that protects both your health and the planet look like? Almost no one is eating it yet.
We checked dietary data from 12 countries against the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet. The pattern is strikingly universal. 🧵👇
We checked dietary data from 12 countries against the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet. The pattern is strikingly universal. 🧵👇
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Thrilled to share 4 new analyses of mine for @projectdrawdown.bsky.social on grazing
Many studies that claim grazing benefits SOC are lacking: adequate baseline, controls, duration, 30cm soil-depth samples, & measuring over time
And beef remains a leader in CH4 & land-use driving biodiversity loss
Many studies that claim grazing benefits SOC are lacking: adequate baseline, controls, duration, 30cm soil-depth samples, & measuring over time
And beef remains a leader in CH4 & land-use driving biodiversity loss
June 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Thrilled to share 4 new analyses of mine for @projectdrawdown.bsky.social on grazing
Many studies that claim grazing benefits SOC are lacking: adequate baseline, controls, duration, 30cm soil-depth samples, & measuring over time
And beef remains a leader in CH4 & land-use driving biodiversity loss
Many studies that claim grazing benefits SOC are lacking: adequate baseline, controls, duration, 30cm soil-depth samples, & measuring over time
And beef remains a leader in CH4 & land-use driving biodiversity loss
Our April issue of Studies & Reports of the Month is online. A throughline runs through this month's ten papers: the structures around us shape diets as much as individual knowledge or willpower.
iffs.earth/studies-and-...
iffs.earth/studies-and-...
Studies and Reports of the Month: April 2026
51% of Europeans want to eat better, yet habit and budget still decide what reaches the plate. Japan’s red meat consumption runs at 569% of recommended levels. 98% of the environmental claims…
iffs.earth
May 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Our April issue of Studies & Reports of the Month is online. A throughline runs through this month's ten papers: the structures around us shape diets as much as individual knowledge or willpower.
iffs.earth/studies-and-...
iffs.earth/studies-and-...
The global food system generates $42 billion *per day* in costs - more than it contributes to the economy.
Transforming the system costs $200-500B/year - less than 3% of the damage.
Dietary change in HICs (reducing ultra-processed & animal-sourced foods) delivers most of the benefit.
Transforming the system costs $200-500B/year - less than 3% of the damage.
Dietary change in HICs (reducing ultra-processed & animal-sourced foods) delivers most of the benefit.
April 24, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The global food system generates $42 billion *per day* in costs - more than it contributes to the economy.
Transforming the system costs $200-500B/year - less than 3% of the damage.
Dietary change in HICs (reducing ultra-processed & animal-sourced foods) delivers most of the benefit.
Transforming the system costs $200-500B/year - less than 3% of the damage.
Dietary change in HICs (reducing ultra-processed & animal-sourced foods) delivers most of the benefit.
Thousands of studies examine how pharma funding biases drug research. How many examine food industry funding of nutrition research? As of 2018, eleven (Nestle, 2019). A comprehensive review since found industry-sponsored studies are 30x more likely to report results favoring the sponsor (NAS, 2023).
April 12, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Thousands of studies examine how pharma funding biases drug research. How many examine food industry funding of nutrition research? As of 2018, eleven (Nestle, 2019). A comprehensive review since found industry-sponsored studies are 30x more likely to report results favoring the sponsor (NAS, 2023).
Key takeaways from our second monthly digest, featuring some of February's most impactful and interesting studies, reports and news.
February's evidence hits hardest on land and money.
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February's evidence hits hardest on land and money.
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iffs.earth
March 15, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Key takeaways from our second monthly digest, featuring some of February's most impactful and interesting studies, reports and news.
February's evidence hits hardest on land and money.
iffs.earth/wp-content/u...
February's evidence hits hardest on land and money.
iffs.earth/wp-content/u...
Key takeaways from our new “Studies & Reports of the Month” digest, featuring some of the most impactful and interesting studies, reports and news of the month.
February's digest coming soon.
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February's digest coming soon.
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iffs.earth
March 3, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Key takeaways from our new “Studies & Reports of the Month” digest, featuring some of the most impactful and interesting studies, reports and news of the month.
February's digest coming soon.
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February's digest coming soon.
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📈Oil prices are spiking after escalation around Iran.
🥣 Food prices likely next.
1/2 the world’s calories depend on synthetic fertilizer made from fossil #gas – 1/4 of that trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
This is a food access issue.
👉 #FuelToFork
ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
🥣 Food prices likely next.
1/2 the world’s calories depend on synthetic fertilizer made from fossil #gas – 1/4 of that trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
This is a food access issue.
👉 #FuelToFork
ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
March 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
📈Oil prices are spiking after escalation around Iran.
🥣 Food prices likely next.
1/2 the world’s calories depend on synthetic fertilizer made from fossil #gas – 1/4 of that trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
This is a food access issue.
👉 #FuelToFork
ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
🥣 Food prices likely next.
1/2 the world’s calories depend on synthetic fertilizer made from fossil #gas – 1/4 of that trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
This is a food access issue.
👉 #FuelToFork
ipes-food.org/report/fuel-...
Out now, our launch report!
At COP30 next week dozens of panels will discuss regenerative grazing.
We've compiled the best science on the topic and compared grazing vs. plant-based with rewilding.
At COP30 next week dozens of panels will discuss regenerative grazing.
We've compiled the best science on the topic and compared grazing vs. plant-based with rewilding.
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Out now, our launch report!
At COP30 next week dozens of panels will discuss regenerative grazing.
We've compiled the best science on the topic and compared grazing vs. plant-based with rewilding.
At COP30 next week dozens of panels will discuss regenerative grazing.
We've compiled the best science on the topic and compared grazing vs. plant-based with rewilding.
Big news!
Plant Based Data is now the Institute for Future Food Systems, at IFFS.Earth
Same roots, stronger mission.
We still use science to drive action, and now we focus even more on amplifying solutions & countering disinformation.
Plant Based Data is now the Institute for Future Food Systems, at IFFS.Earth
Same roots, stronger mission.
We still use science to drive action, and now we focus even more on amplifying solutions & countering disinformation.
May 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Big news!
Plant Based Data is now the Institute for Future Food Systems, at IFFS.Earth
Same roots, stronger mission.
We still use science to drive action, and now we focus even more on amplifying solutions & countering disinformation.
Plant Based Data is now the Institute for Future Food Systems, at IFFS.Earth
Same roots, stronger mission.
We still use science to drive action, and now we focus even more on amplifying solutions & countering disinformation.