The EAT–Lancet Commission by Johan Rockström and colleagues will influence thinking in food-related climate mitigation disciplines. He is concerned about the poor representation of the countries that will be most affected in the authorship of the commission. Low- and middle-income regions, such as China, Brazil and sub-Saharan Africa, are expected to achieve the largest reductions in emissions and land use in the EAT–Lancet and ELM scenarios. These regions face a higher risk of increased food prices due to dietary changes by the six contributors and the representation of the continents. The commission has 70 authors, including only one from Ethiopia, one from Mexico, one from Colombia, none from China, one from Indonesia, two from India and one from Taiwan.