The UK’s food supply may be at risk as a result of the impact of climate change on agriculture around the world. MPs said the government needs to acknowledge the risk to national food security from importing 400% of food from countries which are at risk of “climate breakdown”.
Environmental Audit Committee member Mary Creagh said: “We are facing a food security crisis, exacerbated by uncertainty over the UK’s future trading position with the EU and the rest of the world.
“Ministers must now publish all the information they hold from Operation Yellowhammer on food security and likely costs in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
“More people are living in cities at risk from over-heating and water shortages, they’re breathing polluted air, eating more fast food and getting less exercise. What’s needed is a planetary health champion to put this agenda at the heart of government.”
The MPs also called for Public Health England to take on responsibility for adjusting to the effects of the climate emergency.
