COP27: Shorter deadlines are key to long-term incremental change

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Arla Foods' Hanne Søndergaard sets out three necessary steps to urgently drive short-term climate action

COP27 marked the first time that agriculture was put firmly on the agenda at a UN Climate Summit. Agriculture is a core cog to the global food system and as necessary, this year we saw global leaders and...

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