In Fodder this week: As the IPCC warns that limiting climate change to 1.5°C requires unprecedented and rapid systemic change in land use, industry, energy and cities, a paper finds that the environmental impacts of the food system can be cut significantly through a combination of plant-based diets, reducing food waste and changes in agricultural technology. Meanwhile, 10 million people in the UK live in “food deserts” with limited access to healthy, affordable food; a robotic farm has been unveiled in California; and Brazil’s environment could be at stake in the ongoing presidential elections.