In this episode of the podcast I'm speaking to the fabulous Prof Paul Behrens, a climate, food and energy systems specialist, excellent communicator, academic and author. Paul shares his perspective on where we are headed - including both the fear about the future and the excitement about opportunities that come with changing our food systems and society for the better.

I loved this chat and was so pleased to have Paul on the channel. Thanks again Paul!

If you wanna find out more about him and his work, check out the links below 👇

## Contents

00:00 - Hi Paul
03:20 - Hope is dead. Long live hope.
07:30 - National Emergency Briefing
15:20 - We all want change
20:43 - Wanna see more of Paul?
21:33 - Drivers of food price rises
28:55 - Food shortages in the pipeline
34:19 - Solutions to the food crisis
53:49 - Follow Paul's Work

#ClimateChange #food

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References and resources

Paul's website: www.drpaulbehrens.com

Paul's book: https://theindigopress.com/product/the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times-paperback/

National Emergency Briefing: https://www.nebriefing.org/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/dec/18/how-climate-breakdown-is-putting-the-worlds-food-in-peril-in-maps-and-charts

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00652-3

https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/crops-extreme-weather/index.html