A deep dive into Chris Stark’s insights, frustrations and reflections as the country’s leading climate change policy expert. Chris is one of the most well-known figures in climate policy, and was until recently one of the most senior independent officials working on the issue, as chief executive of the UK’s Climate Change Committee.

There is a lot going on in July, including a focus on climate policy and politics. Here’s a quick round-up of events and deadlines. 

A recap of what the Labour Party promised in its manifesto on food, farming and the environment.

This month: Our involvement with Groundswell and GoFalkland, Stakeholder Flexfund opportunities, contribution of pulses to net zero… and more.

This webinar looks at a systems approach to food system transformation, through the lens of the BeanMeals project, which was designed to explore systemic innovations using beans as the case study. The benefits of incorporating more beans into our diets and farming systems are well documented: not only can they contribute to healthier and more sustainable diets and lower shopping bills, but they can increase soil fertility, provide a home-grown livestock feed, and ultimately reduce GHG emissions.

A round-up of the events happening in June, with a particular focus on the run-up to the UK general election.

The highlights from a ‘Methane Deep Dive’ event in Bristol, co-organised with the International Fugitive Emissions Abatement Association (IFEAA).

The latest monthly update from the AFN Network+. In this month’s issue, the deadline approaches for scoping study applications, and more.

This report presents the ten European country profiles from Green Alliance’s report A new land dividend (May 2024). The report analyses the potential for alternative proteins to substitute meat and dairy and release land for other purposes. The countries profiled are; Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden and the UK.

This paper models animal-sourced protein to plant-sourced protein ratios within a European circular food system, finding that maintaining the current animal–plant protein share while redesigning the system with circular principles resulted in the largest relative reduction of 44% in land use and 70% in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared with the current food system.

In this talk, Prof Gerald Midgley introduces a framework of systems thinking skills, plus a variety of systems ideas and methods, that can help people put these skills into practice.

A May round-up of webinars, call for experts, and more…