Weekly podcast – COP27 outcomes: Why the role of business is more important than ever

<p>This week: Business and climate journalist Mike Scott reflects with Ian Welsh on the recent COP27 climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, evaluating the outcomes and commitments made. They discuss the progress on loss and damage, why commitments on phasing out fossil fuel use were weakened and assess the chances of maintaining a 1.5C warming pathway. There is an ever-greater need for climate adaptation for businesses and clearer commitments from governments, they conclude.</p> <p>Plus: the US Food and Drug Administration approves lab-grown meat production for the first time; Nestlé to roll out home compostable paper-based coffee capsules in France and Switzerland; cocoa supply row continues in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire over farmer income premiums; and, critical feedback from COP27 about the conference processes itself, in the news digest.</p> <p>And, Innovation Forum's Natasha Bodnar introduces the Future of Food conference coming up in Amsterdam in May 2023.</p> <p>Take the Innovation Forum survey <a href='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP2lJOjDGtCG7fGHbCVshMV7-LuvgAYJcCqT_nXxJ2an8egA/viewform?usp=sf_link'>by clicking here</a> and gain useful insights on sustainability supply chains with exclusive first access. Survey closes 27th November.  </p>