As part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) Programme, researchers at the universities of Surrey and Bangor investigated the wider implications of including details of carbon footprints on food labels. This briefing paper summarises the key findings and also refers the reader to the papers upon which this briefing paper is based.

Natural England has a series of reports that consider how the natural environment in England may change between now and 2060. They cover the following topics: Report 1 No charge? Valuing the natural environment sets out the contribution that nature makes to our economy (i.e. clean water and carbon storage), the report argues that its contribution should be recognised and valued, and highlights ways in which this could be achieved.

The medical journal, The Lancet, has published a special issue that looks at the health impacts of climate change mitigation policies in four areas: agriculture; transport; the built environment; and electricity generation. All the papers are open access and can be downloaded here. A paper on food and agriculture is included:

The Tourism 2023 project is run by Forum for the Future, which has recently published a report called Four scenarios, a vision and a strategy for UK outbound travel and tourism.