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Protests by European farmers have sparked a wider debate across the UK, about whether farmers here might be tempted away from growing food, by payments for environmental work. We hear from farmers concerned about how environmental policies are affecting food security. We also speak to Professor Tim Benton, Research Director of the Environment and Society Centre at Chatham House who says a clear strategy for food, environment and trade is the key to enabling sustainability in the food chain, and how a 'just transition' from the previous system to the new ones should pull all those areas together.The pheasant shooting season in the UK has just come to a close.  So before it ended, we thought we'd take a look what gundogs do in a shoot, as part of our week-long focus on working animals.  We meet a trainer who's been working with gundogs for more than 20 years for the first drive in a day's shooting organised by Blannicombe Sporting Club in Devon.Presenter = Anna Hill Producer = Rebecca Rooney

In the second of two COP28 takeover episodes, Research Fellow Ruth Townend gathers Chatham House teammates to discuss how the conference went, with a particular focus on the politics and geopolitics that shaped the conference outcome. Ruth reflects on the global stocktake and loss and damage, while Antony Froggatt and Bernice Lee reflect on how different actors shaped the outcomes, as well as the changing shape of the conference over the years. Glada Lahn discusses the crucial text on fossil fuels, while Professor Tim Benton explores how food and agriculture were dealt with at the conference. The team finish by discussing their hopes for climate action in the year ahead.

In the first of two COP28 takeover episodes, Research Fellow Ruth Townend gathers Chatham House Environment and Society Centre teammates to discuss how the conference might go, and what they will be looking out for when they travel to Dubai. This episode is released a week before the start of the conference. Professor Tim Benton discusses agriculture, food, land use and nature. Antony Froggatt talks about  energy transition and how major actors might shape action. Glada Lahn discusses climate finance and the likely wrangle around language on fossil fuels, while Ruth Townend discusses the GGA and the global stocktake. 

Over the last four episodes, we've heard how we need to change our food system to one that is nature-positive. But how can we scale a circular economy for food to feed the global population, which the UN estimate will reach 10 billion by 2057?In the final episode of our Redesigning Food series, we hear from Professor Tim Benton, Research Director of the Environment and Society Programme at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and Mikel Hancock, Walmart's Senior Director for Sustainability Initiatives, about the role policymakers and big businesses can play.This episode was supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery.Learn more about a circular economy for foodSign up to hear about the Big Food Redesign ChallengeLet us know what you'd like to hear about in future episodesFind out more about our contributors:Professor Tim BentonMikel Hancock, Walmart

Agriculture is the world's second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, second only to the energy sector. It's also a leading driver of biodiversity loss. But without agriculture, we die. How can these facts possibly be reconciled? Some argue that agriculture needs to be pursued more intensively on less land; for others, less intensive agroecology is the only sustainable approach. Unfortunately, given the urgency of the question, policymakers have failed to find a consensus. This is partly because the two models are based on assumptions that are rarely examined and depend on whether you believe that demand shapes supply, or supply shapes demand. But what does the evidence say? And is there an ideal solution? And if there is, what does it mean for viticulture? In this episode, Pauline Vicard meets Professor Tim Benton who leads the Environment and Society Programme at Chatham House. His research covers food and environment interactions, food policy, and trade and geopolitics, and his latest paper “Sustainable agriculture and food systems, comparing contrasting and contested versions” tackles these fundamental issues.

A series of recent scientific studies have found that the world is on course for global warming far exceeding the 1.5 degree goal enshrined in the Paris Agreement. Meanwhile across the globe communities are grappling with extreme weather events and natural disasters related to the climate crisis. But beyond the obvious impacts of climate change, a whole host of further risks are emerging, exacerbated by the interconnectedness of the global economy. To find out more about these 'cascading' climate risks, Ben speaks to Professor Tim Benton, Director of the Environment & Society Programme at Chatham House. Read the Chatham House research papers: What near-term climate impacts should worry us most? Climate change risk assessment 2021

In this episode, Wil talks to Professor Tim Benton, the Research Director of Emerging Risks and the Director of Energy, Environment and Resources Programme at Chatham House.Professor Tim Benton has worked with UK governments, the EU, and G20, and he has been a global agenda steward of the World Economic Forum as well as an author of the IPCC's Special Report on Food, Land, and Climate (2019), and the UK's Climate Change Risk Assessment.  He's joining us at Metta Talks to discuss his work at the Chatham House, the need for cohesive policies and systemic change, and the future of sustainable innovation. Learn more about Chatham House, the world-leading policy institute headquartered in London, by heading to their website (www.chathamhouse.org) and follow Professor Tim Benton on Twitter (@timgbenton)Metta Talks is brought to you by Metta - we support startups, industry, and government with sustainable technology-driven innovation. Every week, join Gabriela Matic, Wil Benton, and Ksenia Kurileva as they chat with amazing individuals on topics around startups, innovation, and sustainability.For more information about Metta, head to metta.partners (metta.partners). We'd love to hear from you! Follow us on Twitter (@mettatalks) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/mettatalks) to ask your questions or submit suggestions for future episodes.

Auction marts are beginning to open up - throughout the lockdowns they’ve been operating under strict restrictions. It's impacted on the way they trade, but also hit the other services marts provide for the farming community: from a chat in the cafe to an appointment with a nurse of GP. We hear from one charity in Lincolnshire which is urging agricultural workers to sign up for virtual health checks after almost a thousand appointments were missed there due to COVID. Research and Development have become agricultural buzz words. The Government is keen to see productivity in farming rise and new approaches, new technology and innovation are seen as key. Getting something from the idea stage to a practical tool which farmers will adopt is the challenge and this week we’re going to highlight on-farm trials - from new varieties of crop, to robots and new ways of working. We start by hearing from Professor Tim Benton, who chairs Innovative Farmers - a not for profit organisation which brings farmers and researchers together. Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

'Food security' is suddenly on the agenda - but what is it? Was it ever about calories & cheap food for the masses? And if it was, isn't it time that we redefined food security for the modern world - recognising the essential role that land use, food system resilience, and nutrition play in ensuring that all citizens can eat, and eat well. This programme features Vicki Hird from Sustain, Professor Tim Benton from Chatham House, and Patrick Holden from the Sustainable Food Trust. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/farmgate/message

Where the coronavirus came from and why these diseases aren't a one-off. Manuela Saragosa speaks to Dr Juan Lubroth, former chief veterinary officer at the UN's Food and Agricultural Association in Rome, about the risks around so-called 'wet' markets prevalent in East Asia and South East Asia where live animals are sold. Professor Tim Benton, research director of the emerging risks team at the think tank Chatham House tells us why animals are often the source of pathogens that go on to affect humans. Patrick Boyle, a bioengineer with US biotech company Gingko Bioworks, describes the work to develop vaccines. Catherine Rhodes from the Biosecurity Research Initiative at Cambridge University tells us why she's not surprised governments are underprepared for the pandemic. Producer: Laurence Knight (Photo: A wet market in Taipei, Taiwan. Credit: Getty Images)

We need to transform the way we grow food if we are to head off disaster - so say leading agronomists. But can it be done? The modern agricultural industry, borne out of the Green Revolution that has multiplied crop yields since the 1960s, has contributed to multiple new crises - obesity, soil degradation, collapsing biodiversity and climate change. To address this "paradox of productivity" a whole new revolution is needed, according to Professor Tim Benton of the University of Leeds and think tank Chatham House. The BBC's Justin Rowlatt travels to the world's longest running scientific experiment, a collection of wheat fields dating back to the 1840s at the Rothamsted agricultural research centre just outside London, to ask resident scientist John Crawford whether our past success in staving off global hunger can be sustained in the coming decades. Plus what role should the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation play, especially as that body prepares to appoint new leadership? Justin speaks to the former UN Rapporteur for the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter. Producer: Laurence Knight (Picture: The Broadbalk research wheat fields at Rothamsted; Credit: BBC)

We’re on the hunt for the world’s biggest stashes of food. Can the food system handle a big shock, or is it time to stock up on your supplies? In last week’s episode we met people doing just that - stockpiling food in anticipation of anything from a major natural disaster, to the apocalypse. They had little faith that their governments would be able to keep the food supply under control in extreme circumstances. This week we set out to test their assumptions. From forgotten World War Two food sheds to Switzerland’s stockpiling sirens, which companies and governments are storing food in bulk? Where are they keeping it? Who can access it? And, if disaster strikes, will any get to you? Presenter: Emily Thomas Contributors: Tony Lister, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Professor Tim Benton, University of Leeds, Tracey Allen, J.P. Morgan, Corinne Fleisher, World Food Programme. (Photo: abandoned warehouse. Credit: Getty Images)

Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the film.

Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the film.

Professor Tim Benton of The Open University explores the links between museums and authorised heritage discourse.

Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the audio.

Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the film.

Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the film.

Professor Tim Benton of The Open University explores the links between museums and authorised heritage discourse.

Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the audio.