At this stage in the series we wanted to take a step back to ask the questions:

• How important is food when it comes to climate change?
• How much difference can individuals actually make?
• And if we are going to change the way we eat, how can we do this in a way that’s just and fair to everyone?  

In this episode I talk to Professor Dave Reay, Chair in Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh and author of several books on exactly these topics. Dave talks to me from his farm on the Mull of Kintyre, where he’s planting trees and trying to remove his family’s carbon footprint.

A full transcription of this episode is available on YouTube,

This podcast was produced by Molly Watson, funded by the University of York, working with FixOurFood.

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More about Dave:

Professor Dave Reay is Co-Chair of the Just Transition Commission which advises the Scottish Government and has just stepped down as Director of the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute. As well as being a leading researcher, Dave is the author of several books including “Your Planet Needs You! A Kid’s Guide to Going Green' and “Climate-smart Food” which examines the contribution and resilience of popular foods to climate change.

Useful links:

Dave on LinkedIn

Climate - Smart Food

Climate change begins at home

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/davereay/home/

Our World in Data

Useful links from Sarah Bridle

Sarah’s website

Food and Climate Change Without the Hot Air

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