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How to meet the cost of decarbonising British food

Decarbonising British agriculture would increase food prices by less than 1% – the equivalent of around 50p on a weekly shop – but the Government will need to manage the process carefully to preserve a farming sector already in crisis

Katie Jones
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How to meet the cost of decarbonising British food

A new report, Green your eats, published by think tank, Resolution Foundation shows that agriculture is the only major sector where emissions have barely fallen in the past 15 years. Zachary Leather,...

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