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John Krebs

Lord Krebs is a zoologist at Oxford University. He was the first chairman of the British Food Standards Agency (2000–2005), and was created a life peer in 2007. He is president elect of the British Science Association

February 2022

  • Huge waves hit the sea wall at Porthcawl during Storm Franklin, on 21 February 2022.

    double quotation markBritain’s weather is becoming ever more extreme. Why are we failing to prepare?

    John Krebs and Julia Brown
    We are still building hundreds of thousands of homes that will be unfit for purpose by 2050 due to flooding and heatwaves, say John Krebs and Julia Brown, former and current chairs of the Adaptation Committee

June 2015

  • An electric vehicle recharging point provided by Ecotricity at a service station on the M1

    double quotation markThe UK must be at the centre of the fight to limit climate change

    Lord Deben and Lord Krebs
    If Britain fails to meet its own ambitions on climate change, we lose opportunities for increased food production, new jobs, and new growth areas

September 2012

  • calories metabolism obesity

    double quotation markSometimes a nudge from the government is just not enough

    Lord Krebs

    Lord Krebs: Behavioural psychology alone will not convince people to do important things like reduce their carbon footprint or lose weight

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