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The government is due to announce its ten-point plan next week “to kick start the low-carbon economy”, ahead of hosting December’s Climate Ambition Summit.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/05/uk-campaigners-set-out-plan-to-meet-paris-agreement-and-beat-covid-recession
At this important moment for the UK, do we understand how trade affects our climate ambitions?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/05/uk-campaigners-set-out-plan-to-meet-paris-agreement-and-beat-covid-recession
At this important moment for the UK, do we understand how trade affects our climate ambitions?
Agriculture and food together are the source of 23% of the UK’s total emissions - but where does this come from?
Around half of the UK’s emissions from food and agriculture are produced outside the UK, and the balance is only getting worse: “This means that we are increasingly shifting our food emissions to the rest of the world.”
How can the way we import food help the UK position itself as a global leader in climate action ahead of December’s summit? Read the full briefing from @xAlan_Matthews at https://tradeunwrapped.uk/foodtradeandclimate #TradeUnwrapped
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