Climate Change is real and demands an urgent and radical response if we are to adapt to the significant threat it poses to our planet. However, with increasing pressure on organisations to act, there is a growing risk that Net Zero strategies that seek to reduce emissions by restricting imported or air freighted food, end up alienating and negatively impacting economically less developed countries, to the detriment of livelihoods in rural communities. Fairmiles has been formed by an alliance of organisations representing fresh produce businesses, academia and the international development sector. Our aim is to establish a just and equitable strategy, consistent with the principles of Climate Justice to ensure we achieve Net Zero without stopping vital market access for developing world producers. Our founding partners include ODI, University of Northampton, University of Exeter, COLEAD, Beanstalk.Global and Blue Skies.
Catch up with our latest update Broadcast for Fairmiles hosted on Beanstalk Global with key topics including:
- A reminder of the problem
- An update on what Fairmiles has done over the past 18 months
- How do we take a fair approach to net zero
- Hopes for COP29
- What’s next for Fairmiles?
On the Broadcast will be:
James MacGregor – Strategic advisor supporting businesses and organisations to make sustainable, economic, and defensible investment decisions.
Ebenezer Laryea – Associate Professor of Sustainable Development Law at University of Northampton
Simon Derrick – Founder, Sustainable Business Alliance and Global Head of Sustainability, Blue Skies.
Hosted by Max MacGillivray of Beanstalk Global.
To view the recording, click on the picture below:
Broadcast on 13th November 2024