Climate Change

Seattle-Based Startup Makes 'Beanless Coffee' To Help Combat Deforestation

A Seattle-based startup backed by some of the investors behind Beyond Meat is launching the world's first beanless coffee this week as it bids to slash the...

Coffee Firms Won't Be Ready To Comply With EU Deforestation Law: Report

Most global coffee firms will not be ready to comply with the European Union's new law preventing imports of commodities linked to deforestation, and small...

In Climate Fight, Europe's Olive, Wine Farmers Turn To Tech And Tradition

Farmers in Spain and Italy are turning to techniques ancient and modern to safeguard production of regional favourites including olive oil and Prosecco as...

Nothing To Toast As Italy Loses Wine-Making Leadership To France

Wine output in Italy looks set to fall 12% this year to below 44 million hectolitres after extreme weather and fungal diseases severely hit vineyards, Ital...

Drought In Spain To Affect Food And Beverage Supply, FIAB Warns

The lack of rainfall, high temperatures recorded in recent weeks and drought in large areas of Spain is affecting agriculture and livestock and will have a...

France To Spend €200m To Destroy Surplus Wine

The French government has announced plans to destroy surplus wine in an attempt to support struggling producers and raise prices.

Spain's Cava Makers Seek Creative Fixes As Drought Threatens Grape Harvests

Vineyards across Catalonia's renowned Penedes cava-producing region are so parched that the roots of 30-year-old vines have died, leaving shrivelled red an...