Food 31% carbon footprint (EIPRO)

80% CO2 reduction by 2050 – 450 ppm

Tyndall Centre

Zero Carbon Britain

Campaigns like www.350.org

Climate Friendly Food

Problems for the North West

Lang – population and health approach to land use

Arable land – access and use

Sea level rise

Cuba experience

Heinberg

East Lancs jam makers

Lack of joined up thinking with public health, environment or (social justice)

Low carbon food systems

Very little fossil fuelsRenewable energyBiological sources of fertilityClosed fertility loopsMovement away from artificial NMovement away from manufactured inputsManaging trees and hedges for wildlifePerennial cropsMinimal processing or handling on mechanised lines Decentralised distributionNo refrigeration

Rejuvenating degraded soils

Ratten Lal – potential draw down 50ppm CO2

Term that is “inclusive”

CO2e calculations

Rich soil farming

Shillingford Organics

IFOAM backed

Complement or stand alone

Paperless

Low cost

Farmer-to-farmer inspection

Mutual support

AQA Unit Award Low Carbon food Mentors

Roll out community-based education

Participatory certification

Low carbon journey

Gold award holder commitments

•Reduce liquid fossil fuel use (including distribution) by 10% for next year•95% closed-fertility•Tillage do deeper than 6”/ 15cm•Peat-free propagation •Carbon sequestration

“We replaced diesel tractors with electric tractors and it dropped our fuel use by more than two thirds. We posted the plans for conversion on the web and over one hundred have been built in the US.” Ron Kholsa Hugenot Farm, New York County, US.

Jenny Hall

Climate Friendly Food

www.climatefriendlyfood.org.uk

01744 894284

Demonstration farm from 2010.