Weekly podcast: Can forests solve apparel’s microplastics problem?

<p>This week: Eduardo Rojas-Briales, forestry professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, and a board member of PEFC, on the potential for forests to provide sustainable regenerative fibre for the apparel sector at scale, and why this could be a solution to be the microplastics pollution problem.</p> <p>Plus: International Energy Agency calls for immediate end to fossil fuel development; Shell shareholders revolt backing tougher fossil fuel targets; 94% of Brazilian logging illegal says WWF; big soy companies accused of having deforestation in supply chains; big plastic companies keep growing capacity; and, Lidl’s carbon-neutral cheese, in the news digest.</p> <p>Host: Ian Welsh</p> <p>To take advantage of the podcast listener discount to attend the Future of Food conference 15th to 17th June, <a href='https://www.innovationforum.co.uk/conferences/the-future-of-food-eu/register'>click here </a>and use code SUB20 at the checkout. </p>