This event is presented by Climate One - A special project of the Commonwealth Club The industrialization of food has caused much of the food we eat to taste the same, whether you are nibbling at a

This event is presented by Climate One - A special project of the Commonwealth Club The industrialization of food has caused much of the food we eat to taste the same, whether you are nibbling at a farmer’s market in San Francisco, a Midwestern barbecue or a fast food joint in China. Ninety-five percent of the world’s calories now come from only 30 species, and Simran Sethi says a closer look at America’s cornucopia of grocery store options shows that our foods are primarily made up of only corn, wheat, rice, palm oil and soybeans. Sethi traveled to six continents in search of delicious and endangered tastes and how we can save the foods we love. Jonathan Foley is an expert on the environmental and human health benefits of a diversified food system and the perils of industrial monoculture. In an influential National Geographic article, he outlined a vision for feeding nine billion people. He says the answer doesn’t need to be factory farms versus small organic ones. There’s another way, and researchers at the California Academy of Sciences are busy working on ways to feed the people without destroying their home. Helene York is on the global team at Compass Group, focusing on improving the ethical, environmental, and social aspects of food supply chains for restaurants. Compass Group operates restaurants and catering operations in 50 countries around the world.

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UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero: Shifting the whole economy to meet the UK’s net zero targets Tuesday, 2 November, 2021 COP26, WMB Business Pavilion, Blue Zone, SEC, Glasgow The UK

UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero: Shifting the whole economy to meet the UK’s net zero targets Tuesday, 2 November, 2021 COP26, WMB Business Pavilion, Blue Zone, SEC, Glasgow The UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero (BGA) is a network of leading business groups working to increase political and business ambition with the aim of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in the UK. In the lead up to COP26, CLG UK, who coordinate the BGA, has worked with other members of the BGA to increase political and business ambition towards the UK’s net zero target. This session explores the challenges and opportunities of shifting the whole of the economy to meet the UK’s net zero by 2050 target – what action is being supported by government and the UK’s five largest business groups. It features a high-level input from BEIS and a facilitated conversation with leaders of the five largest UK business groups: the Confederation of British Industries, Make UK: The Manufacturers' Organisation, British Chambers of Commerce, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Institute of Directors. Speakers: Clare Shine, Director and CEO, CISL Andrew Griffith MP, Net Zero Business Champion, BEIS Lord Karan Bilimoria, President, CBI Shevaun Haviland, Director General, British Chambers of Commerce Stephen Phipson, CEO, Make UK Jonathan Geldart, Director General, Institute of Directors

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Dr. Haley Mellin, founder of Art-to-Acres and Conserve.org, artist, and researcher and Dr. Steven Brumby CEO/CTO and Co-Founder of Impact Observatory joined Garrison Institute co-founder Jonathan

Dr. Haley Mellin, founder of Art-to-Acres and Conserve.org, artist, and researcher and Dr. Steven Brumby CEO/CTO and Co-Founder of Impact Observatory joined Garrison Institute co-founder Jonathan F.P. Rose to discuss innovative approaches to large-scale conservation, biodiversity’s role in planetary health, and using visualization to support these goals. Recorded on January 25, this was the first Pathways to Planetary Health (PPH) Forum event of 2022 and focused on our first pathway, Half-Earth. Half-Earth describes the required lands we, collectively, most conserve in biodiversity rich areas and connecting corridors to stabilize life and climate health on the planet, and emphasizes 50% of terrestrial and ocean conservation by 2050. Half-Earth is one necessary component of planetary health, but not singularly sufficient. Learn about all four pathways and other PPH events here: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDFwWlZoOF9FX0lTVUtqWEtBZGlqOW9SLTZ6QXxBQ3Jtc0tuNkFtREZvS2RjTlhqaDgwZGM3MElxbUZVVTduN3IybHZ3eWFkeFNtbXh0V1ZrQjlXQmU0dkpKRXBKQ1RUWm1BUWluLTZ3MVVXZm5fQ1dLYkNKMVBXOHh6TnpqdnhRQ3BuRTJNNEYwd05CbHdJT2FLTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garrisoninstitute.org%2Finitiatives%2Fprograms%2Fpathways-to-planetary-health%2F Support the Garrison Institute: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUtnSUNvWmlONnMzd2pkeFRhRVd1a01KRmdld3xBQ3Jtc0tsSTc4a2ViZHhHejd0dDNtNW5YYTJ5OHBTekp0YzVVeDJpLTlYaFRRWko0a0RSeFF6MHZuUlVXZ08zZktGQnd6cUkxVmxnMWxxX0plY0tWbEVRVmNuZ292dmRRRlh6NFRYaGJXREZsTmtWUzg3RmVxbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.garrisoninstitute.org%2FGI%2FDonations%2FDonate_Now.aspx

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