Extreme weather events this year are starting to hurt food production in serious ways, which is likely to push up everyone’s food prices. That’s before the weather-wrecking super El Niño has really kicked in. So how do we build a food system that is more resilient, more secure and has lower emissions? Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor at the Oxford Martin School, joins Akshat Rathi on Zero to discuss.

Explore further:
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: https://drpaulbehrens.com/books/
Mingfang Ting on Zero: Is the World Prepared for Super El Niño?
George Monbiot on Zero: The Food System Needs a Radical Rethink

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Extreme weather events this year are starting to hurt food production in serious ways, which is likely to push up everyone&rsquo;s food prices. That&rsquo;s before the weather-wrecking super El Ni&ntilde;o has really kicked in. So how do we build a food system that is more resilient, more secure and has lower emissions? Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor at the Oxford Martin School, joins Akshat Rathi on Zero to discuss.
Explore further:
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<li aria-level="1">The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: <a href="https://drpaulbehrens.com/books/">https://drpaulbehrens.com/books/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Mingfang Ting on Zero: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-07-02/zero-is-the-world-prepared-for-super-el-nino-podcast">Is the World Prepared for Super El Ni&ntilde;o?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">George Monbiot on Zero: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-24/the-food-system-needs-a-radical-rethink">The Food System Needs a Radical Rethink</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi and Alyssa McDonald. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a>.

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