🌐 Join us at the Mermaid on Monday, May 13th for Dr Pete Falloon's enlightening discussion on 'What does climate change mean for the UK food system?' Explore impacts and sustainability efforts. Pete Falloon #ClimateChange #pint24 #Sustainability

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As part of the Met Office Science Academic Partnership, with UK Research and Innovation Defra UK and Food Standards Agency we are conducting a survey on Climate Adaptation in the UK Food System - please share and take part - it should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Thanks!

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Thankyou to AFBI for this great write up of my George Scott Memorial Lecture in Belfast on what #climatechange means for the UK #foodsystem

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Our planet is brilliant! Come and learn all about it in our Planet Earth event! Pint of Science UK returns to the Mermaid this May! RTs encouraged! #pint24

Check out my latest article: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate and Security event: food security linkedin.com/pulse/all-part… via LinkedIn

SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT | The Husbandry School.

This truly pioneering organisation explores ideas and practice of ecologically sound land management through courses, growing premium produce & volunteering days.

🔗 READ the full, inspiring feature here: fooddrinkdevon.co.uk/sustainability…

On Monday, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate and Security held a dinner event in the House of Commons focused on climate change and food security. The expert speakers were Prof Tim Benton (Chatham House) and Dr Peter Falloon (@metoffice). Report to follow soonest.

Great to see this paper out from AgMIP - Dr Karina Williams 💚 and I contributed JULES runs.

Crop models show:
*strong differences in input sensitivities
*differences in emergent functional relationships
+ we need new standards in model evaluation

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

I was delighted to deliver the annual George Scott Robertson Memorial Lecture at Queen's University Belfast 🎓 - many thanks to #Nigel_Scollan for the kind invitation - more in my brief article below.

Ulster Farmers' Union AFBI @QUBIFGS DAERA Andrew Muir MLA

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An amazing initiative in Exeter bringing together Ukrainian citizens with young artists - through a collaboration between Exeter School and Devon Ukrainian Association including RSA fellow Yudi Wu The RSA RSA South West

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An amazing initiative in Exeter bringing together Ukrainian citizens with young artists - through a collaboration between Exeter School and Devon Ukrainian Association including RSA fellow Yudi Wu The RSA RSA South West

youtu.be/BciY8uelvG8?si…

Resources on UK #agrifood system change from the last month of so😊
- #foodsecurity & UK fruit youtube.com/watch?v=dtAxTD…
- #foodsecurity & UK veg/salads youtube.com/watch?v=a7tCiQ…
- #netzero wins&trade-offs youtube.com/watch?v=Kk3sDN…
- #poverty & inclusion agrifood4netzero.net/uploads/1/1/9/…

🌡 England and Wales had their respective warmest Februarys on record according to provisional Met Office statistics.

🌧 Many parts of southern England had over twice their average rainfall.

Find out more below, or read this thread for a look at February and winter’s stats 🧵

The final paper in our Frontiers - Environmental Science Research Topic ‘Climate Science, Solutions and Services for Net Zero, Climate-Resilient Food Systems’ (eds Pete Falloon Aled Jones  Stefan Kepinski, Mike Rivington, Siemen Van Berkum is just out, by Dr Ruben Sakrabani
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This, right here, folks👇Briefing in question; agrifood4netzero.net/uploads/1/1/9/… and webinar; youtube.com/watch?v=wqpufp… #poverty #inequality #foodinsecurity

Delighted to have hosted Pete Falloon Met Office for the GSR2024 lecture.

Pete's keynote was entitled; 'What does #climatechange mean for the UK food system'.

We were also pleased to welcome Andrew Muir MLA for his first visit to Queen's University Belfast 🎓 as DAERA Minister.

A new paper highlights priority areas for #climate research community ahead of IPCC 7th Assessment Report and the 2nd UN Climate Change Global Stocktake.
Progress will better our understanding of Earth system change & impacts plus increase global science support to climate policy 👇

First time at the George Scott Robertson lecture last night - “What does climate change mean for the UK food system?” by Pete Falloon

Looking at weather patterns (drier, hotter summers & milder, wetter winters, increased volatility) & potential impact on our food supply chain