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Best of: The world’s food system needs a radical rethink

Zero: The Climate Race

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The Neolithic Way of Producing Protein

We use 28% of the land on the planet to create 1% of protein that humans consume. 40% is used for agriculture, with 12% going into growing crops. The worst thing we do to the planet is entirely for pasture fed animals. This is the most wasteful, profligate, destructive way of producing our food you could possibly imagine.

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