BELÉM, Brazil, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, Nov. 17, during a COP30 press conference, Mercy For Animals will present the Food Systems NDC Scorecard, which offers the first independent analysis of how countries integrate food systems into their national climate strategies.
The scorecard highlights both progress and missed opportunities. While food systems drive one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, the scorecard’s findings show that many nations still focus on a narrow portion of the food system, often overlooking key areas such as diets and food loss and waste. These gaps limit climate ambition at a crucial moment for meeting Paris Agreement targets.
Kenya, Switzerland and Somalia emerge as leaders in incorporating climate-resilient food production into their national plans, with Switzerland advancing sustainable diets. In contrast, several high-emissions countries fall short on comprehensively integrating food-system changes that could yield major emissions reductions and co-benefits for health and equity.
“Countries that weave food systems into their climate agendas prove that ambition and inclusivity go hand in hand,” said Amelia Linn, director of global policy at Mercy For Animals. “As COP30 begins, we’re calling for food systems to move from the margins to the center of climate action. This is an important moment to examine whether the political momentum toward integrating food systems into climate action is reflected in the policies countries put forward.”
At the event, Mercy For Animals experts Sebastian Osborn, Amelia Linn and Vanessa Garbini will discuss global assessment results and how the scorecard can support enhanced climate action. The core partners of the Food Systems NDC Scorecard are Mercy For Animals, the Center for Biological Diversity, EAT, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment at Lewis & Clark Law School.
Press Conference Details
Mercy For Animals: The Food Systems NDC Scorecard
Date: Monday, Nov. 17, 2025
Time: 9–9:30 a.m. local time (Belém)
Location: Press Conference 2, Area D
Watch live | Open to all participants with Blue Zone badges
Press briefings available upon request: clara.nafria.consultant@mercyforanimals.org
Scorecard Results and Methodology
Mercy For Animals is a leading international nonprofit working to end industrial animal agriculture by constructing a just and sustainable food system. Active in Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, Southeast Asia and the United States, the organization has conducted over 100 investigations of factory farms and slaughterhouses, influenced over 500 corporate policies and helped pass historic legislation to ban cages for farmed animals. Learn more at MercyForAnimals.org.
Media Contact:
Clara Nafria, Mercy For Animals
+34 638-164-917; press@mercyforanimals.org
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