Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Here's the real impact of the food we eat on the environment

A shopping trolley is pushed around a supermarket in London, Britain May 19, 2015. Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation fell below zero for the first time in more than half a century, official figures showed on Tuesday, though Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said the dip was likely to be brief.

New research examines the environmental impact of the food we eat. Image: REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

Stephen Clune
Senior Lecturer Sustainable Design, Lancaster University
Karli Verghese
Principal Research Fellow, RMIT University
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