I spoke to @thetimes.com on horrible yields and how there is no "new normal" "As bad as this year’s harvest is proving to be, Behrens warned against seeing it as a “new normal”. “Until we get our carbon emissions down things will continue to get much, much worse.”" www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Heatwave forces farmers to abandon crops as harvests fail

Extreme weather and rising costs see growers diversifying into alternative businesses, raising severe concerns over the future of British food security

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I spoke with @owenjones.bsky.social recently about the withheld Joint Intelligence Committee report on food system pressures, and more. I mentioned that one report makes the point that "a wholesale change in consumer diets would be required" Full conversation here: youtu.be/nTYISpFTIq8?...

NEB food expert Prof Paul Behrens interviewed by @owenjones.bsky.social. Why Britain is heading towards a food crisis unless we change direction urgently. To find out more, watch the People's Emergency Briefing film: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp #PEBuk

Britain Is on a “Pathway to Collapse”, Expert Warns

YouTube video by Owen Jones

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I spoke with @owenjones.bsky.social recently about the withheld Joint Intelligence Committee report on food system pressures, and more. I mentioned that one report makes the point that "a wholesale change in consumer diets would be required" Full conversation here: youtu.be/nTYISpFTIq8?...

When you're an athlete, climate impacts can hit hard. But for many, awareness also catalyses action! I asked two pro soccer/football players to give me their first-hand accounts in Talking Climate this week ⬇️

The future of sports depends on climate action

Pro soccer players Imani Dorsey Kunzweiler & Jasmyne Spencer on sports in a warming world

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"This is the climate signal picking up, and it will drive food price inflation." England has had three of its five worst harvests on record, all since 2020. Heatwaves driven by climate change are putting crops, fruit, veg and livestock under strain. @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social on Times Radio.

What if national averages are hiding some of the biggest opportunities to improve both health and sustainability? 📈🍎 A new global study involving researchers from @oxmartinschool.bsky.social challenges the idea that one-size-fits-all food policies are enough 👇 bit.ly/4q3g4BX

Tailored food policies could cut emissions and improve health, global…

The Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st…

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Episode 2 out today! Thanks so much Paul - it was a huge pleasure to have you on the podcast & to talk about how we can overcome the UK’s enormous vulnerability to food shocks @therestpolitics.bsky.social

Paul Behrens@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 2w ago

An ex-general Richard Nugee and former diplomat @snellarthur.bsky.social on why the people who assess threats for a living now count ecosystem collapse as one of them. Ep 1 of @carolinelucas.bsky.social new 4-part series on The Rest Is Politics I'm in ep 2 out Fri www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJUK...

"We, the undersigned, urge the Prime Minister to convene a live, televised emergency briefing, delivered by independent experts." We've an open letter in the FT today calling on Andy Burnham to hold a national emergency briefing on climate and nature.

1/ We've a new paper: The highest-impact diets belong to the people with the most choices. In @nature.com Food, led by Oliver Taherzadeh and Hongyi Cai: across 165 countries, the highest dietary emissions per person are among highly educated urban men aged 15-34. doi.org/10.1038/s43016-026-01389-y

Dietary environmental impacts and quality differ by socio-demographic characteristics - Nature Food

Dietary intake and supply chain data from 165 countries reveal demographic disparities in diet-related environmental impacts. Impacts are greatest among young, highly educated urban men, and healthier...

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One minute you're okay, the next you're not. "bad luck" will happen far more often. This is climate change. June cereal yields were +2%, 18 days later and this. Heat hit at grain fill. As 60% ish of euro cereals goes to feed, this will also impact animal food prices. www.ft.com/content/c528...

European heatwave wiped €2bn from value of grain crop, analysis estimates

France and Hungary worst hit by lost production of maize and wheat

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Andy, we totally agree. Over 100 MPs back our Parliamentary Call for a live televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... Another 28 have signed the EDM edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

An ex-general Richard Nugee and former diplomat @snellarthur.bsky.social on why the people who assess threats for a living now count ecosystem collapse as one of them. Ep 1 of @carolinelucas.bsky.social new 4-part series on The Rest Is Politics I'm in ep 2 out Fri www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJUK...

The Secret Security Threat The Government Don’t Want Us To Know. | FIRST LOOK

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An ex-general Richard Nugee and former diplomat @snellarthur.bsky.social on why the people who assess threats for a living now count ecosystem collapse as one of them. Ep 1 of @carolinelucas.bsky.social new 4-part series on The Rest Is Politics I'm in ep 2 out Fri www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJUK...

The Secret Security Threat The Government Don’t Want Us To Know. | FIRST LOOK

YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics

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🚨 Heatwaves, wildfires, droughts. Food insecurity, infrastructure closures, hospitals stretched. 🌿 Andy Burnham has a choice. Prioritise people or polluters. 💥 Donate to our Crowdfunder, and help us call on Andy to act now to Secure Our Future. 👉 crowdfunder.co.uk/p/secure-our-future-for-us

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MPs "have demanded full publication of an explosive report by the UK’s spy leaders that found the collapse of ecosystems overseas would have catastrophic consequences for the UK’s national security." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security

MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security

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MPs "have demanded full publication of an explosive report by the UK’s spy leaders that found the collapse of ecosystems overseas would have catastrophic consequences for the UK’s national security." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security

MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security

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This extreme weather of the past week isn't a one-off. It's part of a dangerous new norm. The oil and gas companies fuelling the climate crisis - and driving up your energy bills - shouldn't be funding our politics. I've tabled an Amendment to ban oil and gas donations to political parties.

"New research from the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social and Leiden University estimates that the world's highest-consuming 10% are responsible for up to $5.7 trillion in environmental damage every year. ... the costs rival the global funding required to address climate and biodiversity crises, ... 1/

Paul Behrens@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New paper out: The environmental bill of the top 10% of consumers is more than $1.7 to $5.7 trillion a year. "The top 10%" sounds like billionaires but it's essentially the middle class of the wealthy world & up: more than 60% live in the US & EU, 2% in India 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What will it take to achieve healthier, more sustainable diets? 🥦🥕 The new Chellaram Programme for Healthy and Sustainable Diets brings together researchers from across @ox.ac.uk to investigate one of the defining challenges of our time. 🔗 Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/chellar...

Chellaram Foundation £5 million gift to Oxford launches new programme…

The Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st…

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Great to start work on this exciting new research programme on healthy and sustainable diets! Working with some amazing teams at Oxford to explore how to enable and encourage dietary change in the UK and beyond.

Oxford Martin School@oxmartinschool.bsky.social · last mo.

What will it take to achieve healthier, more sustainable diets? 🥦🥕 The new Chellaram Programme for Healthy and Sustainable Diets brings together researchers from across @ox.ac.uk to investigate one of the defining challenges of our time. 🔗 Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/chellar...

Gave an interview to @news.sky.com earlier this evening about heatwaves. I said I gave a very similar interview 10 years ago (that time to BBC) about heatwaves. Politicians have failed to act. Societies have failed to adapt. And here we are. We are in dangerous climate change.

Abbey@abbeyarletto.bsky.social · last mo.

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

New paper out: The environmental bill of the top 10% of consumers is more than $1.7 to $5.7 trillion a year. "The top 10%" sounds like billionaires but it's essentially the middle class of the wealthy world & up: more than 60% live in the US & EU, 2% in India 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds

Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers

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New paper out: The environmental bill of the top 10% of consumers is more than $1.7 to $5.7 trillion a year. "The top 10%" sounds like billionaires but it's essentially the middle class of the wealthy world & up: more than 60% live in the US & EU, 2% in India 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds

Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers

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‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds

‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds

Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers The environmental damage bill racked up by the highest-consuming 10% of the world’s population has reached up to $5.7tn a year – larger than the economy of every country except the US and China, a study has found. Mega-consumers in this group are concentrated in the global north, accounting for more than half the population of the US and 40-45% of people in the EU. Continue reading...

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Brilliantly insightful talk by @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social speaking at @gsiexeter.bsky.social on the systemic risks facing our food system. Unfortunately the sound quality is quite poor, but I found that I could follow along ok with the captions turned on.

Professor Paul Behrens - 'Fragility by Design: Rethinking Resilience for a Turbulent Century’

YouTube video by University of Exeter

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Another brilliant explainer on food systems, their impacts and the solutions, by @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social (tldw? Short 🧵with 5 key slides below) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkzd...

Professor Paul Behrens - 'Fragility by Design: Rethinking Resilience for a Turbulent Century’

YouTube video by University of Exeter

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Jeremy Clarkson has changed his view on climate change but doesn't know what to do about it. Let's get him along to the @nebriefing.bsky.social so he can find out! I'm also available for briefings and no one has to know! Can anyone get in touch with him? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttDS...

Temperature records “are now broken everyday” says Jeremy Clarkson #farm #farming #climate #topgear

YouTube video by Climate Centre

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⚡ Great to see @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social in the @theguardian.com, urging MPs like Andrew George to pick up the Nature + National Security Bill and help build a more resilient, affordable and healthier future for Britain. 🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I wrote to the Guardian on the need for a Nature and National Security Bill as proposed by @zero-hour.bsky.social - national security isn't just jets and ships but whether we can feed ourselves and keep homes dry... www.theguardian.com/environment/...