⚠️#TrueCostAccounting reveals that 1/5 hidden costs in our food system are environment-related: - greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions - land-use change - water use Transforming our food systems is urgent. Sign up to find out more: tcaaccelerator.org

So excited about this great lineup! And at 9:30am EST it's one of the rare #COP28 events taking place at a civilized time for those of us joining remotely from the eastern US. 🙂

EcoAction Arlington provides a wide variety of #environmental education programs and service projects for #Arlington #students. These hands-on events emphasize stewardship of our planet's resources for our future community leaders: bit.ly/grantwishes2023

Excellent thread to follow for food and ag updates from #COP28.

If we want to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss and transform our food systems for good, we must move beyond traditional success metrics and use #TrueCostAccounting to measure the #HiddenFoodCosts. Devex cc Alexander Mueller & Jenn Yates: devex.com/news/opinion-s…

Our city is glowing—DC peak bloom is here! 🌸 See our complete guide to DC cherry blossom season here: bit.ly/48Zc2jC 📸: hocofoto, tinaka202, raulrodriguez_2020, & drchubacca on IG. #WashMagPhoto

“Is it real food, made to nourish you, or is it an industrially produced edible substance made to turn your health into money for someone else?”

EC impact assessment “concluded that every Euro invested in restoration would deliver a return of between €8 and €38, depending on the ecosystem. In comparison, it found that the region was already paying over €50 billion per year for costs associated with degraded soils.”

Traditional evidence in research circles often excludes oral, non-English and community-derived expertise. But to overcome the urgent crises of our time, it’s critical that we create solutions that are based on a diversity of knowledge. bit.ly/4dfYvqU

Presenting…a near complete playlist of songs played at tonight's #DNC2024 roll call. Making some tweaks here and there but currently at >90% complete. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/4qxuS…

Walz on his son Gus getting emotional during his speech: "I'm grateful I got to experience it. I'm so proud of him. I'm proud of him, I'm proud of hope, I'm proud of Gwen ... our politics can be better ... life can be kinda hard."

Today at #COP16Colombia: 📌 Food Systems for People and Planet: How True Cost Accounting can offer a Roadmap toward Solutions ⏲️ 4:00pm - 5:30pm (Cali time) 📍 CGIAR Food Pavilion, Centro de Eventos Valle del Pacifico - CEVP, Cali, Colombia 🔍 Learn more here:

Anna Lappé's Opening Remarks: "True Cost Accounting is not just telling the story of impact and the story of damage, but the story of possibility" Anna was referencing this study by Global Alliance for the Future of Food & GIST Impact futureoffood.org/wp-content/upl…

“Public procurement is a really powerful way to [to transition to regenerative and agroecological approaches]. Using true cost accounting, we can make that case even more compelling than I think we otherwise would be able to do so.” - @InnovationWoman #COP16Colombia

Peter Goodman from World Bank highlights that TCA has the potential to overcome siloed approaches. Bringing departments and Ministries together can be a key challenge in policymaking, but TCA has already initiated cross-departmental collaboration at the World Bank.

I hate Halloween in DC what do you mean you’re dressed as the farm bill

We're gearing up to launch the 2024 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture #SOFA2024 : Value-driven transformation of agrifood systems Register to join us! 🗓️ 8 November ⏰ 12:00 CET 📌fao.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Transforming our agrifood systems requires targeted interventions & concerted action to address hidden social, environmental & health costs. I hope #SOFA2024 report serves as a call to action & inspires individual & collective efforts to ensure #SDGs & #4Betters. #TrueCostOfFood