The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought food and energy security to the forefront of political debate in Europe and around the world. Reliance on Russian gas and surging energy prices have demonstrated the importance of developing energy sovereignty, while constrained supplies of Ukrainian grains – exacerbated by Russia’s move to hold the Black Sea ports hostage – have deepened fault lines in the global food system.The issues of food and energy security are complex and interconnected. It is widely agreed that meeting our collective climate goals – and avoiding comprehensive collapse of existing primary food production systems – will require a swift and decisive transition towards renewables. However, in an increasingly politicised debate, some often powerful voices argue that investments in renewable energy production technologies like solar will come at the expense of…
‘We have an opportunity to address the clean energy transition and the increased demand for food’
