Sarah Bridle

Co-lead

Professor Sarah Bridle is Chair in Food, Climate and Society at the University of York, driving changes in our food production methods and portfolios for the health of people and planet through research on the environmental impacts of dietary choices. Author of Food and Climate Change – Without the Hot Air, Sarah founded the Take a Bite out of Climate Change project, the STFC’s Food Network+, and leads the Metrics Work Package of FixOurFood, following a twenty-year career in astrophysics.

Here are some of the things that Sarah has been working on in the AFN Network+

Image shows illustration of scenario c from scenarios report featuring a self sufficient world, with fields of crops and livestock tended by people on a small scale and housing located nearby.

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AFN Network+: What could the UK agri-food system look like in 2050?

How might the world look in 2050, and what sort of UK agri-food system might exist as a result? This report describes four possible futures and what policy planning and research will be needed under each, to move the agri-food system towards a net zero UK.

Published: 07.03.24

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AFN: Net Zero and the UK Agri-Food System: Priorities for Research and Policy

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AFN Network+: What should the research and policy priorities be for reducing emissions from the UK agri-food system?

This report was produced after the network’s first 18 months of activities. It sets out the suggested priorities for research and policy that have emerged from our work under six themes. The focus is on the emissions from UK agri-food system, and not the global environmental footprint of UK-based food consumers.