Food, Environmental Degradation and Injustices: How the Way We Eat Will Destroy Us

Simon Sneddon

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-87900-5

Food, Environmental Degradation and Injustices: How the Way We Eat Will Destroy Us

Simon Sneddon

Law

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Abstract

What if the global trade in key food commodities suddenly ceased?

This book takes readers on a thought-provoking journey through the environmental, ethical, and social justice issues embedded in our food systems. From meat and seafood to staple crops like tomatoes, potatoes, palm oil, and soya, it explores how industrial agriculture and aquaculture drive deforestation, biodiversity loss, labour exploitation, and species injustice.

Drawing on green criminology and eco-justice principles, the book uncovers how corporations, weak regulations, and economic inequalities sustain harmful practices—often legally sanctioned but morally indefensible. Through an innovative “what-if” approach, it challenges readers to rethink the true cost of their food and the power of their choices.

This compelling book is essential reading for anyone concerned with sustainability, corporate accountability, and the future of global food production.

Original language	English
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan Cham
Number of pages	174
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-87900-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-87899-2, 978-3-031-87902-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87900-5
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2025

Publication series

Name	Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology
Publisher	Palgrave
ISSN (Print)	2946-269X
ISSN (Electronic)	2946-2703

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

food justice
food ethics
environment and food
ecological justice
species justice
law and food
Environmental Justice
SDG2
Zero Hunger
Environmental impact of food
Food policy

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