Category: Agriculture
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The politics of food (pt.3)
In the run-up to Easter you may have heard about the climate-driven increase in the price of chocolate. Or you might have heard that drought has caused olive oil prices to rocket. Or maybe the risks posed to bananas, tomatoes, or even beer. The cost of food for UK households has risen by an average £605 in the last two years…
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The politics of food (pt.2)
Last month’s newsletter considered one aspect of the politics of food – the challenge of changing consumer diets. Since then the politics of food has shot up the news agenda. Tractors have been used to blockade roads in protests that have swept across Europe. Wary of the issue being exploited by the political right, the EU…
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The politics of food (pt.1)
Of all aspects of the climate debate, there is probably none more emotional or divisive than the politics of food. Diet is deeply personal and loaded with cultural meaning. And, for too many people, simply affording healthy food is becoming increasingly difficult. In this newsletter I’m going to look at just one aspect of the…
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Climate change: Scottish farming needs help to reduce its stubbornly high greenhouse gas emissions
First published in the Scotsman. There was good news and bad news in Scotland’s latest climate emissions statistics, published last week. The good news is that our emissions have fallen significantly over the past decades, down nearly 50 per cent since 1990. The bad news is that we missed our 2021 target, meaning we have even…
Dan Paris 