As UNFCC COP29 kicks off in Azerbaijan, an oil-producing, authoritarian state. What could negotiations this year, mean for food and farming?  Our co-lead, Prof Tim Benton, has spent much of his career working with governments around the world on climate change and food system transformation. He’s been to many COPs and gives his assessment.

What could the impact be on farming and its ability to weather the changes ahead and lead the transition to a more sustainable food system? How might the changes affect farmers’ ability to reduce emissions or enter into natural capital markets and contracts?

This month: Our new round of scoping studies starts work, updates on the budget, an inheritance tax webinar … and more

A quick update on the implications for food and health of the Autumn Budget.

A quick update on the implications for farming and the countryside of the Autumn Budget.

What could the Labour government do if it really wanted to tackle the issues in the food system? And was has it already done?

Analysis of the House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee report, Recipe for health: A plan to fix our broken food system.  

The report finds that obesity and diet-related disease are a public health emergency that costs society billions each year in healthcare costs and lost productivity. It calls on the Government to develop a comprehensive, integrated long-term new strategy to fix our food system, underpinned by a new legislative framework.

Labour is back in power, but with a brimming intray for matters related to food, farming, climate and health: Yet food and farming do not feature as one of Starmer’s five key ‘missions’, so where does that leave it? 

Find out more about our awarded scoping studies, some short films on land use and greenhouse gas capture, views on stockfree farming and more.

Turning fugitive methane emissions from UK dairy cow slurry into biogas could be worth £52,000 a year in saved fuel costs to the average farm.

This month: We want to hear from you, Webinar: 100 days of Labour, New FlexFund projects – why not apply? … and more