Q&A: Will England’s National Food Strategy help tackle climate change?
Last week, part two of England’s National Food Strategy (NFS) was published, providing a broad overview of the state of the “food system” – a... Read More
Q&A: Will EU Common Agricultural Policy reforms help tackle climate change?
The EU has come to the end of a three-year effort to reform its controversial farming subsidy programme, known as the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP... Read More
Two-fifths of EU agricultural imports could be ‘highly vulnerable’ to drought by 2050
At least 40% of the European Union’s agricultural imports will be “highly vulnerable” to drought by 2050, new research finds. The paper, pub... Read More
Sustainable production of soy and maize could ‘boost yields and cut emissions’ in China
Switching to more sustainable production of soy and maize could boost food security in the world’s most-populous country and simultaneously allevia... Read More
Vacancy: Journalist at Carbon Brief
This vacancy is now closed. This is an exciting opportunity to become a Carbon Brief journalist, helping us to analyse and report climate change a... Read More
Guest post: How climate change drove food insecurity in the 2007 Lesotho drought
Lesotho is one of the least developed countries in southern Africa and has a precarious food security balance. Almost all of its main staple food of ... Read More
Food systems responsible for ‘one third’ of human-caused emissions
“Food systems” were responsible for 34% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in 2015, according to new research. The study, published ... Read More
Climate change could have a ‘profound’ negative impact on child malnourishment
The negative impacts of climate change on child malnourishment could outweigh the positive effects of economic development in low- and middle-income ... Read More
Nitrogen fertiliser use could ‘threaten global climate goals’
The world’s use of nitrogen fertilisers for food production could threaten efforts to keep global warming below 2C above pre-industrial levels. ... Read More
Guest post: Are low- and middle-income countries bound to eat more meat?
In the global north, the rise of plant-based meat, alongside disruptions in meat supply chains caused by Covid-19, has left some asking if the world ... Read More
Webinar: Do we need to stop eating meat and dairy to tackle climate change?
To mark a week-long series of articles looking at food and climate change, Carbon Brief hosted its latest webinar on Thursday and a video (above) of ... Read More
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