The world on a plate: reducing the food chain's role in greenhouse gas emissions
The Food Climate Research Network is a UK research council-funded initiative. It works to research & promote ways of achieving absolute reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the whole UK food chain. See here for more information about the FCRN and here for a powerpoint presentation of the central food/climate issues.
IN THE MEDIA
Harper Adams University College installs renewable energy system
2009-06-24
Boom and bust in the Amazon
2009-06-19
Speech by Tesco’s Chief Executive, Terry Leahy
2009-06-19
Public inquiry on food and fairness: Call for evidence
2009-06-18
Paul McCartney’s Meat Free Mondays
2009-06-18
UPCOMING EVENT
Cooking up a storm:
Food, greenhouse gas emissions and our changing climate
This FCRN report, published in September 2008 sets out what we know about the food system’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Taking a life cycle perspective, it looks at how emissions arise, explores the global impact of a changing climate on how we grow, distribute, produce and consume food, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the life cycle analysis methodology upon which the report has drawn.
FEATURED INTERVIEW
LowHub
Lowhub is a specialist, sustainable food delivery company, providing low carbon delivery in electric vehicles, or fuelled with biodiesel produced from used cooking oil. LowHub deliver wholesale food on behalf of local collectives, wholesale market traders, and independent producers to restaurants, large retailers, hotels & delicatessens across Central London.
Read the interview here.
hits since 1.5.07
FCRN is funded by a three year grant from the EPSRC and is based at the University of Surrey's Centre for Environmental Strategy.
Web design: the Argument by Design
