Climate crisis adds average £605 a year to UK household food bills, study finds
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from Environment | The Guardian on (#6GP2D)
Report quantifies UK food inflation caused by extreme weather reducing global crop yields since end of 2021
Food bills in the UK have risen by 605 a year for the average household because of the effects of climate breakdown, according to research.
Floods and droughts, which scientists have said were probably exacerbated by global heating, have reduced crop yields over the past two years, said the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), a nonprofit organisation.
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