Sponsored by RICS. 100 Club Annual Fellowship in Rural Land Management

This report considers the capacity of UK agriculture to respond to changes in the political climate and the policy makers' ability to influence the direction of UK agriculture at regional, national and European level. Summary and recommendations -- Background -- Reducing energy consumption -- UK agriculture and climate change -- The policy climate -- The impact of climate change on agriculture in UK -- Agriculture's response -- Regional responses -- Financing and incentivising renewable energy -- The scope for bio-energy -- The scope for combined heat and power -- Conclusions

Look at key climate change scenarios, highlighting the implications for UK agriculture and possible options for farmers and those who advise them. Also considers the effect which UK agriculture has on climate change and how UK agriculture could lessen this impact. (Summary L140279)