Our food system has a hidden ingredient: fossil fuels
Did you know that food accounts for an estimated 15% of global fossil fuel use? Fuel to Fork, a new seven-episode podcast, uncovers how deeply fossil fuels are embedded in our food systems—from production and transportation to packaging and beyond. As we face a global climate crisis, understanding this connection is critical to building resilient, sustainable food systems.
Bringing together insights from leading voices across food and climate research, Fuel to Fork explores essential questions about how fossil fuels shape every part of our food supply. Through thought-provoking expert discussions, Fuel to Fork reveals why transforming food systems must be a core element in tackling climate change. If we want meaningful climate action, we can’t afford to leave food off the plate.
New episodes every Thursday. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite platform.
Fuel to Fork is a collaboration between the Global Alliance, IPES-Food, and TABLE.
LISTEN TO THE SERIES:
Episode 1: There’s fossil fuels in our food?!
“For many of us, how fossil fuels are integrated across the food chain is highly invisible.”
When we bite into a juicy apple, barrels of crude oil and natural gas cylinders might not spring to mind. But fossil fuels are the hidden ingredient behind all of our food. From the diesel powering the tractors to the fertilizer in the field and plastic packaging, fossil fuels are the lifeblood of the food industry.
Episode 2: The rise of fossil fuels in our food
“We have gone so far in terms of the nitrogen fertilizer addiction.”
How did fossil fuels become so embedded in our food systems? We trace this journey from the industrial extraction of guano, through the game-changing Haber-Bosch process, to today’s globalized food system. Along the way, we uncover the hidden impacts on biodiversity and human health—revealing the true cost of this reliance.
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