If we grew things in the UK for sale here, we British farmers would earn more money.
British farmer

Vehicles that transport the food emit greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which is believed to contribute to global warming.
Eco protestor

I only eat raw food because so much energy is used in the cooking process – much more than the energy that is consumed during production and transportation.
Vegetarian

We need to think about how the food is grown - it is likely to be more environmentally friendly for tomatoes to be grown in Spain and flown to the UK than for the same tomatoes to be grown in greenhouses in the UK which require electricity to light and heat them.
Environmentalist

Some foreign countries have more efficient farming methods than in the UK and therefore use less energy. Here in New Zealand we tend to apply less fertiliser to our crops. This is good because fertilisers require large amounts of energy to produce and cause high CO₂ emissions.
New Zealand farmer

Many flights used to transport food are passenger flights, which would have flown whether they contained the food or not. The CO₂ produced by transporting these foods is therefore only the extra produced by the plane due to the food's weight, not the CO₂ produced by the whole flight.
Pilot

Food doesn't have to travel from an exotic location in order for it to clock up food miles. UK grown food can also travel a long way. Sometimes taking locally grown, organic food to the market can end up causing high emissions as less food is taken in a van than the large lorries that take food to supermarkets.
Supermarket manager

If food travels a long way before it gets eaten, it loses its freshness and many of the vitamins it contains too.
Chef

I think it's cruel to have cattle travel a long way, often in poor conditions, before they are slaughtered.
Kindly scientist

We have seen many more people who suffer from health problems such as asthma, and this is due in part to the air pollution caused by lorries and planes.
Doctor

I find that there is not a wide choice of fruit and vegetables in my local shop. I think this is because the shop only buys in those with the longest shelf life and that can travel long distances without becoming damaged.
Concerned shopper