A new global scientific review shows that the world’s current food system is not just a health disaster — it’s a climate disaster too. For the first time, the obesity epidemic and the climate crisis are being understood as two sides of the same broken system, driven by industrial food production, aggressive marketing of ultra-processed foods, and fossil-fuel-intensive agriculture. Over one billion people are obese today, and food production now contributes roughly 25–33% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. The Times of India
This isn’t about personal choice — it’s corporate control. Big food corporations push cheap, highly processed products while destroying ecosystems, deforesting land for feed crops, and accelerating global warming. Even cutting fossil fuels alone won’t solve the crisis if we keep growing and eating food this way. Real change demands systemic reform: sustainable agriculture, reduced meat dependency, less food waste, and policy interventions that prioritize people and planet over profit. The climate emergency is here, and India — both as a food producer and a climate-vulnerable nation — must lead the urgent fight to overhaul the food system.
