Net Zero, Food and Farming: Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System Ward Neil
Net Zero, Food and Farming: Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System Ward Neil This book examines the implications of the net zero transition for food and farming in the UK and how these can be…
Specifikacia Net Zero, Food and Farming: Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System Ward Neil
Net Zero, Food and Farming: Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System Ward Neil
This book examines the implications of the net zero transition for food and farming in the UK and how these can be managed to avoid catastrophic climate change in the crucial decades ahead.For the UK to meet its international obligations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, nothing short of a revolution is required in our use of land, our farming practices and our diet. The chapters analyse the key challenges for this transition, including dietary change and food waste, afforestation and energy crops, and low-emission farming practices. Taking a historical approach, the book examines the evolution of agriculture and the food system in the UK over the last century and discusses the implications of tackling climate change for food, farming and land use, setting the UK situation in an international context.
This historical perspective helps develop an understanding of how our