Sustainable food consumption: when evidence-based policy making meets policy-minded research–Introduction to the special issue

Abstract

This special issue reflects some of the most pressing themes and challenges of policy-relevant research on sustainable food consumption. Meat consumption remains a dominant theme. There are also important questions about how research and policy making can be better aligned in terms of topical focus as well as timing, and how in particular research can help policy makers cope with uncertainty and provide sound statistical data. We hope that this special issue—and the discussion that it generates—will contribute to further research and useful policy initiatives.