Gas in California is about $1.50 more expensive than in the rest of the US. Ending the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, while not a panacea, would help and also reduce support for environmentally dubious biofuels like soy-based renewable diesel.

Many think that eating local helps the climate. But exporting more U.S. beef, especially to China, could cut global emissions by millions of tons. Why? American beef has a far lower carbon footprint than beef from Brazil and other major exporters. breakthroughjournal.org/p/how-trump-ca…

Misleading framing in nature paper suggests global crop production will decrease by 2100. In fact, it only predicts that crop yields will grow more slowly than if climate change wasn’t happening, meaning they will very likely continue to grow. 🧵 doi.org/10.1038/s41586…

Another good explanation of how to interpret this new Nature paper on climate change's impacts on crop yields. In short, climate change will likely SLOW growth in yields, not reduce yields from current levels.

The poorest nations gain the most from GMOs yet often ban them, forgoing economic, food security, and environmental benefits. It's encouraging to see this starting to change.

How can we fix our food system and stop "eating the earth"? RSVP for this deep dive webinar July 30, hosted by Breakthrough with Michael Grunwald Peter Lehner and Jenny Splitter: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

APHIS just announced they will only conduct NEPA review for new genetically modified organisms when initial assessment determines the organism is a plant pest. This change will speed up reviews of potentially beneficial products 🌱 content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAA…

We are excited to announce that we are launching a new publication, The Ecomodernist. Under the banner of The Ecomodernist, we will be publishing relevant analyses and essays that seek to build a new environmental paradigm. Read more here: thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-ag…

Key Senate spending committee has joined its House of Representatives counterpart in rejecting deep cuts that President Donald Trump’s administration proposed for agricultural research. science.org/content/articl…

From celiac-friendly wheat to disease-resistant pigs and drought-tolerant rice, biotech keeps delivering big advances, but only if we don’t block it with budget cuts and regulatory red tape. itif.org/publications/2…

There's no such thing as chemical-free food. DNA? Chemicals. Water? Chemicals The air we breathe? Chemicals. What matters isn’t whether something is a chemical, but rather whether it’s harmful. And that depends on the dose & composition, not whether its artificial or "natural".

RFK Jr. at MAHA roundtable today: “We need to give off-ramps to farmers so that they can transition to biodynamic agriculture..." A cornerstone of this farming approach is stuffing cow horns with manure and pulverized crystals and burying them for the winter.

It's remarkable that a top administration official would even mention biodynamics as a real option for farmers. Here's a critique of the system. "Though shrouded in overtly-romanticised metaphysical and spiritual notions, biodynamics offers little in the form of practical,

Make coke s̶u̶g̶a̶r̶y̶ glass again. It's a small taste test but seems people prefer the glass bottles, not the sugar.

EPA should follow the evidence on biofuels. But it’s laying off some of the researchers who estimate their environmental impact. So much for science-based policymaking 🙄

Scientists figured out a more efficient way to make the cancer drug Taxol without harvesting slow-growing yew trees. They genetically engineered tobacco plants with yew genes to make the most commonly-used Taxol precursor. Decoupling in action! doi.org/10.1038/s41586…

New study: global ecosystem restoration could capture just 12% of future emissions, at best. Restoration remains vital for biodiversity and resilience, but the soil and trees won't "save us" the way advocates claim. nature.com/articles/s4156…

The Farm Bill title with the biggest ROI? Research. One of the most shortchanged? Also research. If we want farmers to back R&D, research must do more to back farmers. thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-ag…

Ag research pays off—$20 return for every $1 spent—yet public funding has fallen to 1970s levels. To rebuild support and deliver results, research must treat farmers as *partners*, not just subjects. New Breakthrough report + essay: thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-ag…