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From fossil fuels to fork? A new podcast highlights the interconnection between fossil fuels & our food

Picture this: For every calorie that ends up on our plates, around 10 calories of fossil fuels are used. 🤯 If you were to think about the role fossil fuels play in our food systems, transport would probably come to mind. But from fields to forks, fossil fuels are in fact the hidden ingredient behind all our food.
This new podcast series by IPES-Food, TABLE, and the Global Alliance for the Future of Food exposes our food system's dependence on the fossil fuel industry in seven very pedagogical episodes. Hear from farmers, food industry experts, chefs, campaigners, scientists and many more.

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IPES-Food

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Thanks for recommending our podcast! We wanted to open the lid on the hidden ingredient fueling our food system — fossil fuels. It's almost never acknowledged that the food we eat consumes 15% of global fossil fuel use - from the environmental costs of fertilizers to the ubiquity of plastic packaging, from the fuel in the tractor, to the gas firing the stove. Across 7 episodes, and featuring world-leading experts, the series unpacks the links between fossil fuels, farming, food, and the fight for a sustainable future. It reveals why the food system is ripe for change—and how we can transform it. We'd love to hear what you found surprising – or the most hopeful solutions – from the podcast? Lastly, if you enjoyed listening, please recommend it to your friends, colleagues and family members!

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  • Johan Ayiter

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    Making people afraid of even eating their daily food, they need to eat to go on living, loving, fighting, growing and being happy, has nothing to do with any environmental knowledge and/or taking action to change one’s lifestyle and to give through that knowledge to coming generations, but it’s a total unwanted way to promote such a wrong information source, wrong not because the information given was wrong, no only because such a fearful description of anything touching directly our daily lives, is against the law of keeping social peace, and not disturbing it by formulating anything where we still fully depend on, in such devastating terms, “to open our eyes”, We must be realistic, true and friendly in giving our opinions, but never pressurize the reader to get acclaim in a world already in turmoil.

    • IPES-Food

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      Thanks for recommending our podcast! We wanted to open the lid on the hidden ingredient fueling our food system — fossil fuels. It's almost never acknowledged that the food we eat consumes 15% of global fossil fuel use - from the environmental costs of fertilizers to the ubiquity of plastic packaging, from the fuel in the tractor, to the gas firing the stove. Across 7 episodes, and featuring world-leading experts, the series unpacks the links between fossil fuels, farming, food, and the fight for a sustainable future. It reveals why the food system is ripe for change—and how we can transform it. We'd love to hear what you found surprising – or the most hopeful solutions – from the podcast? Lastly, if you enjoyed listening, please recommend it to your friends, colleagues and family members!

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      • Christina Carlmark

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        @ipes_food

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      • We Don't Have Time

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        • Tabitha Kimani

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          I have never perceived fossil fuels on such a serious angle.

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          • Ann Nyambura

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            It’s eye-opening to see how our food systems are so reliant on fossil fuels, from production to transport

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            • Gorffly mokua

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              @ann_nyambura_542 True, it is a stark reminder of the urgent need to transition to sustainable practices in agriculture and food distribution.

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            • Kelvin Thuranira kaberia

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              Initiatives like this podcast are vital to raising awareness and inspiring action toward sustainable alternatives

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              • Gorffly mokua

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                This is a fascinating exploration of our food systems! This podcast will shine some light on the crucial yet often overlooked connection between fossil fuels & what ends up on our plates. Can't wait to listen!💚💚

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                • walter lungayi

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                  This is interesting. Exploring this can help us understand the environmental impact of our food systems and inspire more sustainable practices.

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                  • Princess

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                    It's definitely a topic that deserves more attention.

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