From the impossible burger made from plants to bacon grown in a lab - meat alternatives that look, smell and taste like the real thing are getting more common. But what will be the impact on the planet - and on our diets?

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Patrick Holden

Founder, Sustainable Food Trust

Bridget Benelam

Nutritionist, British Nutrition Foundation

Maria Chiorando

Editor, Plant Based News

Benjamina Bollag

Co-Founder, Higher Steaks

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#meat #plantbasedmeat #culturedmeat

Children of 5 and under make up half the workforce in some of Madagascar’s mineral mines where they dig raw materials for use in make-up or even car paint. Many of us boycott products tested on animals, but what about child labour. Are we all complicit?

#childlabour #ILO #povertycylce

Joining us at the Roundtable was from Geneva Switzerland, Benjamin Smith Child labour expert​ for International Labour Organization; in Berlin Germany Journalist Marius Münstermann; Claire van Bekkum, Programme Manager of the Mica Project at Terre des Hommes Netherlands and Colleen Theron CEO Ardea International

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Low cost airline Easyjet says it’s going carbon neutral. Other carriers have schemes to compensate for carbon emissions. But can the airline industry really go green?

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#airpollution #pollution #planepollution

They are the richest of the rich. Billionaires have been under attack recently, as mainstream politicians question the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few wildly wealthy individuals. But are billionaires really a bad thing?

#Billionaires, #JeffBezos, #BillGates

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

It is celebrating its 70th birthday this week but if you believe France’s President, the NATO military alliance is on life-support. So what does the future hold?

#NATO #alliance #NATOanniversary

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

The battle buses are in top gear and the manifestos are fresh off the press - the UK general election campaign is here. And it is online where the battle is perhaps being fought the hardest - and just maybe reshaping democracy as we know it.

#twitter #politicalads #deepfakes

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

It’s been described as a ‘green wave’. Green parties enjoyed major success at this year’s European elections and here in the UK they’re hoping to repeat it, in next month’s election. Is green politics moving beyond idealism and starting to make a real impact?

#greenpolitics #greewave #greenparty

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Here in the UK campaigners want a million people to join a mass tree planting event. Ethiopia’s government says 350 million trees were planted in a single day this year. Planting trees is seen as a key solution to the climate crisis. But will it work?

#treeplanting #trees #climatechange

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

It lets you order a taxi or get a pizza to your door - but what about your next job? Uber is launching an app to connect workers with companies that are hiring. How are job apps changing the world of work?

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Gig #Gigeconomy #Uber

Children are being encouraged to gamble by some of the most popular video games out there. That was the verdict of MPs here in the UK recently - is gaming a gateway to gambling?