Charlie Guy of LettUs Grow considers the link between energy consumption and food systems, arguing that energy and food producers will need to work much closer together in future to address climate change and to build a more circular, sustainable economy.

It may not feel like it at this time of year, but on our planet we are blessed with a constant and abundant stream of energy and warmth. Ultimately, all of this energy comes from the sun before being transformed, stored or used in some way. Fossil fuels are derived from organic matter produced using the sun's energy; the climatic differences that drive our weather systems and the solar panels on our roofs are driven by energy from the sun.

Food is the fundamental energy source for individuals – it powers everything we do in our daily lives. For almost all types of food, the energy used to produce it is derived from the sun. Because of this simple concept, our food and energy systems are intrinsically intertwined. Bizarrely though, this fact is often overlooked in the food supply chain, from producers, all the way through the distribution and cold chain, right up to the end consumer. Our current food system separates out different types of energy. Heat, electricity, fuel and light often end up as mere balance sheet inputs for the production of food and many energy inputs are not recorded at all.

LettUs Grow的查理·盖（Charlie Guy）考虑了能源消耗与粮食系统之间的联系，认为未来能源和粮食生产者将需要更加紧密地合作以应对气候变化并建立更循环，可持续的经济。

一年中的这个时候可能感觉不像，但是在我们的星球上，我们一直源源不断的能量和温暖。最终，所有这些能量都来自太阳，然后以某种方式被转化，存储或使用。化石燃料来自利用太阳能产生的有机物；驱动我们的天气系统和屋顶上的太阳能电池板的气候差异是由来自太阳的能量驱动的。

食物是个人的基本能源–它为我们日常生活中的一切提供动力。对于几乎所有类型的食物，用于生产食物的能量均来自太阳。由于这个简单的概念，我们的食品和能源系统本质上是交织在一起的。然而，奇怪的是，在食品供应链中，从生产者一直到分销和冷链，一直到最终消费者，这一事实常常被忽视。我们当前的食物系统会分离出不同类型的能量。热，电，燃料和光通常最终仅作为生产食品的资产负债表输入，而根本没有记录许多能源输入。