Some of the authors are FCRN mailing list membersa. Shackley, S., Hammond, J., Gaunt, J. and Ibarrola, R. (2011), ‘The feasibility and costs of biochar deployment in the UK’,  Carbon Management, 3(2): 335-356.

The Health Council of the Netherlands has published an advisory report addressing the question as to whether a healthy diet is also eco-friendly in terms of land use, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity.  The report was undertaken following a request by the former Dutch minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.

Addressing Agriculture in Climate Change Negotiations: A Scoping Report, published in 2011 by The Meridian Institute, was developed by a team of expert authors convened and facilitated by Meridian Institute and is the result of an eight-month consultative effort with UNFCCC negotiators and other key stakeholders to help identify the most salient topics and questions to address for agriculture.

This was reported in www.foodanddrinkeurope.com – interesting in view of attention that BOGOFs as a contributor to the problem of food waste – now it‘s being argued that they also exacerbate empty running. Transport giant Eddie Stobart has warned that the supermarket demand for two-for-one offers is placing a strain on logistics firms, and increasing the number of miles the company‘s fleet runs empty.

The carbon reduction consultancy, Sustain, provides an interesting overview of carbon footprinting development in France. According to its briefing paper, from July 1st 2011, a national experiment will be carried out for at least one year, to inform consumers through environmental labelling. This experiment will be the subject to an assessment and extended by parliament if appropriate.

Reference, abstract and conclusions as follows: Vanclay J K, Shortiss J, Aulsebrook S, Gillespied A M, Howell B C, Johanni R, Maher M J, Mitchell K M, Stewart M D and Yates J (2011). Customer Response to Carbon Labelling of Groceries, Journal of Consumer Policy Volume 34, Number 1, 153-160 Abstract

Awareness of the "Meatless Monday" campaign has reached more than half of Americans, according to an online tracking survey conducted by FGI Research. The poll found that 50.22 percent of 2,000 American adults in a nationally representative sample were aware of the campaign, which encourages people to avoid eating meat one day a week – up from 30% awareness six months ago. The FGI Research poll also found that among those who said they were aware of the Meatless Monday initiative, 27 percent said that the campaign had influenced their decision to cut back on meat.

BioCarbon Tracker – funded by the biofuels company, Greenergy, with technical support from Ecometrica, The University of Edinburgh and the UK‘s National Centre for Earth Observation – is a tool that has been developed to provide a clear picture of where carbon is stored, which reserves of biocarbon are most at risk from agricultural expansion, and where there are opportunities to improve biocarbon reserves through better land management. The tool does 4 things, it: Maps above- ground carbon stores – not yet below-ground stores as this is harder to assess