Paul Behrens
@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social
Prof at Oxford Martin School working on food, energy, and climate change. Book: The Best of Times The Worst of Times: Futures from the Frontiers of Climate Science http://shorturl.at/lzCTZ
#ClimateChange #ClimateAction
#ClimateChange #ClimateAction
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Open letter from over 1,000 UK scientists urging all MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing. A huge list full of highly respected names.
"Without much more urgent and decisive action, we risk seeing these impacts overwhelm our capacity to respond."
Please share with your MP #NEB2025
"Without much more urgent and decisive action, we risk seeing these impacts overwhelm our capacity to respond."
Please share with your MP #NEB2025
National Emergency Briefing
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Open letter from over 1,000 UK scientists urging all MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing. A huge list full of highly respected names.
"Without much more urgent and decisive action, we risk seeing these impacts overwhelm our capacity to respond."
Please share with your MP #NEB2025
"Without much more urgent and decisive action, we risk seeing these impacts overwhelm our capacity to respond."
Please share with your MP #NEB2025
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Prof. Paul Behrens keynote on land use + #food systems at Sustainability In Drinks in October- youtu.be/xnnzPhkKzps?...
@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social
@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social
SID 2025: Keynote Address by Professor Paul Behrens
YouTube video by Sustainability in Drinks
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Prof. Paul Behrens keynote on land use + #food systems at Sustainability In Drinks in October- youtu.be/xnnzPhkKzps?...
@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social
@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social
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𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀! Want to join @chrisgpackham.bsky.social in supporting the National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature?
🖋️ 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 urging MPs to attend: lnkd.in/ecGDM3Ry
🖋️ 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 urging MPs to attend: lnkd.in/ecGDM3Ry
We're delighted that tireless advocate for the natural world, @chrisgpackham.bsky.social CBE, will be opening the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster Central Hall on 27th November.
Chris speaking with @bbclaurak.bsky.social earlier👇
Please make sure your MP is attending: nebriefing.org
#NEB
Chris speaking with @bbclaurak.bsky.social earlier👇
Please make sure your MP is attending: nebriefing.org
#NEB
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀! Want to join @chrisgpackham.bsky.social in supporting the National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature?
🖋️ 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 urging MPs to attend: lnkd.in/ecGDM3Ry
🖋️ 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 urging MPs to attend: lnkd.in/ecGDM3Ry
Bit of a details one, this. Myself and Joseph Poore wrote a correspondence on why we need to be really clear about food system boundaries, budgets, and allocations. A few key points: 🧵
rdcu.be/eOzAC
rdcu.be/eOzAC
Food systems boundaries are currently poorly defined
Nature Food - Food systems boundaries are currently poorly defined
rdcu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Bit of a details one, this. Myself and Joseph Poore wrote a correspondence on why we need to be really clear about food system boundaries, budgets, and allocations. A few key points: 🧵
rdcu.be/eOzAC
rdcu.be/eOzAC
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"we show that an underestimation of present-day #Antarctic sea ice in the latest generation of #climate models results in an underestimation of future OHU by 3%–14% an underestimation of global cloud feedback by 19%–32% &an underestimation of global atmospheric warming by 6%–7%"
#FasterThanExpected
#FasterThanExpected
Increased future ocean heat uptake constrained by Antarctic sea ice extent
Abstract. The ocean takes up over 90 % of the excess heat stored in the Earth system as a result of anthropogenic climate change, which has led to sea level rise and an intensification of marine extre...
esd.copernicus.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
"we show that an underestimation of present-day #Antarctic sea ice in the latest generation of #climate models results in an underestimation of future OHU by 3%–14% an underestimation of global cloud feedback by 19%–32% &an underestimation of global atmospheric warming by 6%–7%"
#FasterThanExpected
#FasterThanExpected
"National security threat" "Economic disaster"
Not from a thriller, but warnings from the UK Joint Intelligence Committee about climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse.
The analysis has been delayed - the threat hasn't
Urge your MP to join us at the @nebriefing.bsky.social www.nebriefing.org
Not from a thriller, but warnings from the UK Joint Intelligence Committee about climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse.
The analysis has been delayed - the threat hasn't
Urge your MP to join us at the @nebriefing.bsky.social www.nebriefing.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"National security threat" "Economic disaster"
Not from a thriller, but warnings from the UK Joint Intelligence Committee about climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse.
The analysis has been delayed - the threat hasn't
Urge your MP to join us at the @nebriefing.bsky.social www.nebriefing.org
Not from a thriller, but warnings from the UK Joint Intelligence Committee about climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse.
The analysis has been delayed - the threat hasn't
Urge your MP to join us at the @nebriefing.bsky.social www.nebriefing.org
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Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – see our new study
UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion
theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion
theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study
Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – see our new study
UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion
theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion
theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
"We stand at a crossroads where the choices we make about our food systems will determine not just the trajectory of climate change, but the very viability of agriculture itself."
I was happy to write a foreword for the new Roasting the Planet report: foodrise.org.uk/research/roa...
Foreword 👇🧵
I was happy to write a foreword for the new Roasting the Planet report: foodrise.org.uk/research/roa...
Foreword 👇🧵
Roasting The Planet - Foodrise
Big Meat and Dairy’s Big Emissions. Want to explore further? Download the dataset and read the Executive Summary. We encourage journalists, campaigners, and activists to use this data to expose the co...
foodrise.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
"We stand at a crossroads where the choices we make about our food systems will determine not just the trajectory of climate change, but the very viability of agriculture itself."
I was happy to write a foreword for the new Roasting the Planet report: foodrise.org.uk/research/roa...
Foreword 👇🧵
I was happy to write a foreword for the new Roasting the Planet report: foodrise.org.uk/research/roa...
Foreword 👇🧵
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Butter, milk, beef, chocolate and coffee are responsible for much of the UK’s food inflation, with climate change the key driver of rising grocery bills
#climatecrisis
@eciu.net
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
#climatecrisis
@eciu.net
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
Five staples fuelling UK food inflation as climate risks rise, study finds
Findings challenge narrative that food price growth is being driven by higher taxes and wage costs
www.ft.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Butter, milk, beef, chocolate and coffee are responsible for much of the UK’s food inflation, with climate change the key driver of rising grocery bills
#climatecrisis
@eciu.net
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
#climatecrisis
@eciu.net
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
Penguin and club bars hit by climate change - you can't call them chocolate any more.
Though you wouldn't know it from the BBC, all they say is:
"poor harvests as a result of severe drought conditions in cocoa-producing countries"
I wonder what could be happening 🤷♂️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Though you wouldn't know it from the BBC, all they say is:
"poor harvests as a result of severe drought conditions in cocoa-producing countries"
I wonder what could be happening 🤷♂️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Penguin and Club bars can no longer be described as chocolate
The rising cost of cocoa has led to the manufacturers changing their recipe.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Penguin and club bars hit by climate change - you can't call them chocolate any more.
Though you wouldn't know it from the BBC, all they say is:
"poor harvests as a result of severe drought conditions in cocoa-producing countries"
I wonder what could be happening 🤷♂️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Though you wouldn't know it from the BBC, all they say is:
"poor harvests as a result of severe drought conditions in cocoa-producing countries"
I wonder what could be happening 🤷♂️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“We vote three times a day when we eat. Every meal shapes the #food system.”—Prof. Paul Behrens
Climate change is driving up food prices + hitting resilience. Plant-rich diets= 1 of the big levers for climate + health. https://youtu.be/3Zp8slyOfcI
🎧 Full interview @nickbreeze.genn.cc #ClimateAction
Climate change is driving up food prices + hitting resilience. Plant-rich diets= 1 of the big levers for climate + health. https://youtu.be/3Zp8slyOfcI
🎧 Full interview @nickbreeze.genn.cc #ClimateAction
Prof. Paul Behrens – Nature’s Warning: Why We Must Transform Food Systems—Now
In this climategenn episode I am speaking with Professor Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor, at the Oxford Martin School, at the University of Ox...
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
“We vote three times a day when we eat. Every meal shapes the #food system.”—Prof. Paul Behrens
Climate change is driving up food prices + hitting resilience. Plant-rich diets= 1 of the big levers for climate + health. https://youtu.be/3Zp8slyOfcI
🎧 Full interview @nickbreeze.genn.cc #ClimateAction
Climate change is driving up food prices + hitting resilience. Plant-rich diets= 1 of the big levers for climate + health. https://youtu.be/3Zp8slyOfcI
🎧 Full interview @nickbreeze.genn.cc #ClimateAction
Wow, even higher than recent years - explains MP's focus on H2, biofuels, and CCS over solar, wind, etc.
Exactly why we need the national emergency briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social and then on to weekly briefings.
Pls ask your MP to attend: www.nebriefing.org
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Exactly why we need the national emergency briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social and then on to weekly briefings.
Pls ask your MP to attend: www.nebriefing.org
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Labour ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows
Lobbyists attended 48% more meetings than Tories, as Labour accused of giving them ‘backstage pass’
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Wow, even higher than recent years - explains MP's focus on H2, biofuels, and CCS over solar, wind, etc.
Exactly why we need the national emergency briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social and then on to weekly briefings.
Pls ask your MP to attend: www.nebriefing.org
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Exactly why we need the national emergency briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social and then on to weekly briefings.
Pls ask your MP to attend: www.nebriefing.org
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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🍺🍷 What does climate change mean for your pint of beer or glass of wine?
Professor Paul Behrens from our Future of Food Programme shares five insights on how it’s transforming what we eat and why it matters this #WorldFoodDay.
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Professor Paul Behrens from our Future of Food Programme shares five insights on how it’s transforming what we eat and why it matters this #WorldFoodDay.
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Oxford professor: Five facts you need to know about climate change’s impact on food #worldfoodday
🍺 Beer prices could double🪳 Pests could wreak havoc on crops🌱 Switching to a plant-rich diet could save land almost the size of Scotland@OxMartinSchool's ...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🍺🍷 What does climate change mean for your pint of beer or glass of wine?
Professor Paul Behrens from our Future of Food Programme shares five insights on how it’s transforming what we eat and why it matters this #WorldFoodDay.
🎥
Professor Paul Behrens from our Future of Food Programme shares five insights on how it’s transforming what we eat and why it matters this #WorldFoodDay.
🎥
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'It’s not just us who struggle in the heat.'
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
October 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
'It’s not just us who struggle in the heat.'
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
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"Some of the most important global problems of the 21st century, from malnutrition, to climate change, to the large-scale torture of animals raised for food, could be mitigated if humans ate more soy directly."
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
How soybeans took over America — and the world
This technology could feed a world of 10 billion. We’re squandering it, and the trade war with China could make it worse.
www.vox.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"Some of the most important global problems of the 21st century, from malnutrition, to climate change, to the large-scale torture of animals raised for food, could be mitigated if humans ate more soy directly."
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Powered by trillions of data points & thousands of hours of expert analysis, the revolutionary Drawdown Explorer platform will drive #ClimateSolutions forward like never before. But we are just getting started! Your support will help us unleash Explorer’s full potential. https://drawdown.org/donate
October 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Powered by trillions of data points & thousands of hours of expert analysis, the revolutionary Drawdown Explorer platform will drive #ClimateSolutions forward like never before. But we are just getting started! Your support will help us unleash Explorer’s full potential. https://drawdown.org/donate
This open invitation to the @nebriefing.bsky.social was published in the @financialtimes.com today. Please check whether your MP can make it here: www.nebriefing.org and if not ask them to!
We will be briefing on national security, tipping points, food security, nature and more.
We will be briefing on national security, tipping points, food security, nature and more.
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This open invitation to the @nebriefing.bsky.social was published in the @financialtimes.com today. Please check whether your MP can make it here: www.nebriefing.org and if not ask them to!
We will be briefing on national security, tipping points, food security, nature and more.
We will be briefing on national security, tipping points, food security, nature and more.
I was quoted about New Zealand's rowing back of ambition on methane in Bloomberg this week:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
To explain why New Zealand’s new methane target puts the Global Methane Pledge (and ultimately climate targets) at risk. 🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
To explain why New Zealand’s new methane target puts the Global Methane Pledge (and ultimately climate targets) at risk. 🧵
www.bloomberg.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I was quoted about New Zealand's rowing back of ambition on methane in Bloomberg this week:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
To explain why New Zealand’s new methane target puts the Global Methane Pledge (and ultimately climate targets) at risk. 🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
To explain why New Zealand’s new methane target puts the Global Methane Pledge (and ultimately climate targets) at risk. 🧵
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Three of the UK's five worst harvests on record have happened this decade, following extreme weather
Harvest data from Defra suggests a much worse harvest for 2025 than estimates so far had predicted.
eciu.net/analysis/re...
Harvest data from Defra suggests a much worse harvest for 2025 than estimates so far had predicted.
eciu.net/analysis/re...
England cereals and oilseeds harvests ranked
A ranking of harvests since 1984 by overall volume for all wheat, spring and winter barley, oats and oilseed rape.
eciu.net
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Three of the UK's five worst harvests on record have happened this decade, following extreme weather
Harvest data from Defra suggests a much worse harvest for 2025 than estimates so far had predicted.
eciu.net/analysis/re...
Harvest data from Defra suggests a much worse harvest for 2025 than estimates so far had predicted.
eciu.net/analysis/re...
Come work with us! We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Food System Transformations at the University of Oxford.
This role is part of an ambitious, interdisciplinary project exploring rapid food system transformations. More details here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
This role is part of an ambitious, interdisciplinary project exploring rapid food system transformations. More details here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
my.corehr.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Come work with us! We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Food System Transformations at the University of Oxford.
This role is part of an ambitious, interdisciplinary project exploring rapid food system transformations. More details here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
This role is part of an ambitious, interdisciplinary project exploring rapid food system transformations. More details here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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I urge all policymakers to attend this vital briefing on the climate & nature crisis, which brings the latest science from leading experts straight to the people in power. I’d like to see one in every country, & the organizers are open to sharing the model. More info: www.nebriefing.org
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats arising from the climate & nature crisis to an invite-only audience. Westminster Central Hall, 27 November. Has your MP confirmed yet?
www.nebriefing.org
September 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I urge all policymakers to attend this vital briefing on the climate & nature crisis, which brings the latest science from leading experts straight to the people in power. I’d like to see one in every country, & the organizers are open to sharing the model. More info: www.nebriefing.org
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Have you seen our petition? We need 10k signatures by Sept 24th to get a response from the government. Please help! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK
More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ...
petition.parliament.uk
September 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Have you seen our petition? We need 10k signatures by Sept 24th to get a response from the government. Please help! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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📢 Britain faces a climate & nature emergency.
On 27 Nov, eight leading experts will brief 800+ leaders from politics, business, culture, faith & media.
An unfiltered overview of the latest threats & solutions.
Only by facing it can we rise to the challenge.
www.nebriefing.org
On 27 Nov, eight leading experts will brief 800+ leaders from politics, business, culture, faith & media.
An unfiltered overview of the latest threats & solutions.
Only by facing it can we rise to the challenge.
www.nebriefing.org
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
The time for warnings is over. This is a briefing for the age of impacts. Please ask your MP to attend.
www.nebriefing.org
August 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
📢 Britain faces a climate & nature emergency.
On 27 Nov, eight leading experts will brief 800+ leaders from politics, business, culture, faith & media.
An unfiltered overview of the latest threats & solutions.
Only by facing it can we rise to the challenge.
www.nebriefing.org
On 27 Nov, eight leading experts will brief 800+ leaders from politics, business, culture, faith & media.
An unfiltered overview of the latest threats & solutions.
Only by facing it can we rise to the challenge.
www.nebriefing.org
This could be a tipping point for decision makers across the UK: we're holding a National Emergency Briefing on the Climate and Nature crisis for national leaders at Westminster Central Hall, and you can help!...🧵
September 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This could be a tipping point for decision makers across the UK: we're holding a National Emergency Briefing on the Climate and Nature crisis for national leaders at Westminster Central Hall, and you can help!...🧵
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Another succinct explanation by @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of the many reasons it makes sense to shift to plant-rich diets before the polycrisis forces us to do so anyway - thus helping to stall the crisis!
🥦 Is eating more plants in the future actually a choice? 🥦
@paulbehrens.bsky.social breaks down how the plant-based future will arrive in this #FoodTakes video with @rebelwrit.bsky.social
Watch the full video here: buff.ly/SJ1L1EY
@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
@paulbehrens.bsky.social breaks down how the plant-based future will arrive in this #FoodTakes video with @rebelwrit.bsky.social
Watch the full video here: buff.ly/SJ1L1EY
@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Another succinct explanation by @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of the many reasons it makes sense to shift to plant-rich diets before the polycrisis forces us to do so anyway - thus helping to stall the crisis!