“Does the EU policy mix promote a shift to sustainable food consumption?”, new @euenvironment’s report on Transforming Europe’s #FoodSystem asks.
The answer is no …
1/5
“There is substantial scientific evidence that dietary shifts can deliver environmental and health benefits”
2/5
“For governments, shifting the responsible and burden to the wider public has obvious appeal, as it spares [them] from confronting powerful industries, lobbying organizations or interest groups.”
3/5
“Focusing on information tools (e.g. food labelling) also avoids political sensitivities around gouvernement efforts to shape individual-level consumer behaviour.”
4/5
“Creating more transformative policies also means reconceptualizing the role of consumers and engaging them as active participants in system innovation processes.”
5/5