Policy Forum Pod

A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looked at the role that food systems are playing in contributing to global greenhouse emissions, and drew attention to the ways climate change is threatening the future of food production and food security. On this Policy Forum Pod, we hear from Professor Mark Howden and Professor Michael Roderick on the complex relationship between land, food, and the climate and what governments and individuals can do to tackle the issues identified in the report.Presenters Professor Quentin Grafton and Lydia Kim also discuss water policy and the Barwon-Darling river system, and tackle some of your questions and comments.Mark Howden is Director of the ANU Climate Change Institute. Mark was a major contributor to the IPCC reports for the UN, for which he shares a Nobel Peace Prize.Michael Roderick is a Professor in Research School of Earth Sciences at The Australian National University. He is a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Clima