4 Climate and the Food System

Planet in Crisis

There is potential for increased carbon capture by using agricultural land differently. Even though carbon dioxide removal is a necessary part of meeting the Paris climate accord goals, it's not discussed as much as GHG reductions, and is even less associated with food.

Helen Harwatt is an environmental social scientist, with a focus on food systems shifts and their contribution to climate change mitigation goals. Helen’s current projects focus on assessing the impacts of food systems shifts on a range of issues around environmental sustainability, public health and ethics, to identify pathways toward creating food systems that minimize adverse environmental impacts, maximize public health benefits, and address ethical issues.

Dr. Helen Harwatt is Food & Climate Policy Fellow at Harvard Law School and Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House. The session was hosted by Jonny Payne.

This is the audio from a session held as part of the Planet in Crisis – Creating Action for COP26 global online summit. In November 2020, exactly one year before the official COP26 climate conference, Scientists Warning Europe organised this series of online Pre-COP events to raise awareness, push the conversation, show demand, and drive real action. Over 25 events were attended by more than 2,000 people from across the globe.

Scientists Warning Europe presents and promotes science endorsed solutions which will lead to a just transition for our World to a sustainable and equitable future. Learn more, sign up for updates, and support our work at https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk

This podcast series is made possible through the generous help of The Overpopulation Podcast and the GrowthBusters podcast about sustainable living.

LINKS:

Scientists Warning Europehttps://scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/

All Three World Scientists’ Warningshttps://scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/warnings

Planet in Crisis Pre-COP Video Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl1v07bfIaLHtXjYBtaca3YdlPaKC9Vx

Pukka Herbs https://www.pukkaherbs.com

GrowthBusters podcast http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/

The Overpopulation Podcast https://www.worldpopulationbalance.org/podcasts