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At a recent webinar, experts from various fields discussed the current state of true cost accounting, its challenges, and ongoing initiatives aimed at integrating this comprehensive approach into food systems. The event was hosted by the World Food System Center and the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Sociology.

A selected delegation of seven students and researchers represented ETH Zurich and co-organized a side event at World Food Forum, held at the FAO in Rome in October.

People are already being forced to flee the consequences of climate change to an alarming extent in the Global South, says Jan Freihardt. He believes, however, that Europe's fear of mass climate migration is exaggerated, since international migration has other root causes.

On 2 December, Andreas Fischlin will give his farewell lecture. Time for a profile of the systems ecologist who fought against climate change at the highest political level.

Since the 1980s, it’s been known that a mysterious contaminant forms in chloraminated drinking water, but only now has a Swiss-American research team been able to identify the unknown product in US drinking water systems.

The XPRIZE Rainforest competition acknowledged ETH Zurich-led team for its development and deployment of novel, autonomous technologies that enable near real-time insights about biodiversity.

A team led by ETH climate researcher Sandro Vattioni has shown that diamond dust released in the atmosphere could be a good way to cool the climate. However, it is still not a sustainable solution to climate change, says Vattioni in an interview with ETH News.

At the AI + Environment Summit in Zurich, an afternoon workshop led by the World Food System Center focused on the use of AI for sustainable food systems. 

Agroecology is a promising integrated and holistic approach that aims at transforming food systems. Join our upcoming public lecture series to learn more.