How climate change is adding £407 to annual food shopping bills

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How climate change is adding £407 to annual food shopping bills

New ECIU report details how climate impacts and soaring energy costs are a major contributor to food price inflation - and explores how farming subsidy reforms could help tackle the crisis

The average food shop will cost UK households £407 more this year as a result of climate impacts and rising oil and gas prices, according to new research from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU)....

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