Florian Freund

LEAP conference 2026 Date for the 2026 LEAP conference

The LEAP conference is back in Oxford on 22nd April 2026. We have @martinwhite33.bsky.social and @suepritch.bsky.social as keynote speakers. Abstract submissions will open early next year. Save the date! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social

Agriculture remains a significant emitting sector, but where do these emissions come from? 

Methane and nitrous oxide make up most GHG emissions in OECD countries, driven primarily by livestock production and fertiliser use. 

Learn more 👉 www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Policy analysis indicates health-sensitive trade and subsidy reforms are needed in the UK to avoid adverse dietary health impacts post-Brexit - Nature Food Post-Brexit free-trade agreements could increase diet-related health risks—but tariff and subsidy reforms could mitigate these risks.

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

International food trade contributes to dietary risks and mortality at global, regional and national levels - Nature Food A large share of all food produced for human consumption is internationally traded, including foods with important public health implications such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and red meat. Us...

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Besides all the economic losses from #tariffs, there are also health issues:
👉Trade in healthy foods 🍎🥦 contributed to a reduction in mortality of ~1.4 million deaths globally in 2019
👉Trade barriers from Brexit were likely to increase dietary health risks significantly.
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Interesting and worrying finding in recent AER paper: Only Italians and Indians are somewhat willing to reduce their meat consumption to fight climate change. The majority in other countries do not seem to care a lot. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

It’s both a tax for consumers and a subsidy for domestic producers

Simplifying Germany's Income Tax System: A Path Toward Fairness and Efficiency While many Scandinavians get mailed comprehensive pre-filled tax returns and only have to check whether they are correct, the average German taxpayer spends 9 to 10 hours and over €100 filing their ta...

The German income tax system is too complicated. What could we do to improve it? Nadine Riedel, Martin Jacob and I wrote down a few ideas for @taxfoundation.bsky.social Europe.
taxfoundation.org/blog/germany...

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A reform of value-added taxes on foods can have health, environmental and economic benefits in Europe Nature Food - Fiscal incentives on consumption can encourage dietary changes towards healthier and more sustainable foods. Integrated modelling reveals the potential health, environmental and...

Zero taxes on fruit & vegetables and higher taxes on meat & dairy?
In our recent study in Nature Food, we show that a reform of value-added taxes would be an effective tool for achieving a more sustainable food system with health, environmental, and economic benefits.

Check it out 👇

rdcu.be/d5POG

I would be glad to join 🙂

Beans and peas best meat alternative, finds Oxford research Beans and peas are best meat and milk replacements for health and environment, says Oxford Martin School research

Beans and peas rank best as meat and milk replacements from nutritional, health, environmental, and cost perspectives, a new study led by an Oxford Martin researcher has found. #beans #peas #sustainability
www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/beans-a...

Global land-use implications of preference shifts towards regional feed and sustainable diets in Germany and the European Union In Germany and other EU countries, preferences for regional and GMO-free feed can increasingly be observed. Many industries like to brand their dairy,…

EU heavily relies on soy imports, mainly from Brazil, to fuel its meat and dairy industries.
Substituting those imports with local feed would be most likely detrimental to global land use.
To remedy this, the solution is simple: eat less meat and dairy!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I've opened a BlueSky account and plan to post here in future. Feel free to interact.

Loads of new people here, which is fantastic! I made this starter pack of about 50 people skeeting about food and diets (public health, environmental sustainability, etc.). If you like it, please share widely.

go.bsky.app/Uk3CrGo

Joint PhD vacancy WUR and UGhent on Behaviour change and incentives for an improved food safety culture www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/j...

More sustainable diets 🥦 are not necessarily bad for farm incomes 👩‍🌾. This is even true for countries with dominant animal sectors like IR 🇮🇪 and DK 🇩🇰. And they are clearly good for the climate!
doi.org/10.1088/1748...

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement is in its final round - before being ratified or abandoned.
My analysis "Trade and Trees", today accepted in AER:I, shows how a relatively simple modification of the treaty can motivate forest conservation instead of deforestation:
www.sv.uio.no/econ/persone...

Sehr interessant. Vielen Dank fürs Teilen!

Impact of farming on climate crisis will be a key Cop topic – finally Cop28 will discuss how global food production must become sustainable to stay within 1.5C

hi-tech solutions, no matter how appealing to politicians, must not be a substitute for tackling the real issue of western diets and their impact, in terms of methane from lvstk production for food & dairy, and the waste and careless overuse of resources involved.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Good news: Positive dietary health effects from international trade outweigh negative ones! The only country exhibiting a net increase in diet-related mortality from trade was Papua New Guinea.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...