New analysis reveals that climate change has added £168 to the lamb bill of households that eat lamb regularly over the past three years. The analysis, carried out by Zero Carbon Analytics for the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), links extreme weather events—including droughts, heatwaves and heavy rainfall—to rising prices. Lamb costs soar in UK in last 3 years due to climate changeChris Jaccarini, land, food, and farming analyst at the ECIU, said: "As families and communities sit down to celebrate this Easter, the cost of climate change is hitting home. The climate impacts have also affected other products, with beef and dairy prices rising in response to similar weather-related challenges. The rise in cost of lamb has been attributed to climate change (Image: Getty Images)Each of these events directly affected grass growth, the report said.
