Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered: NYT

The average greenhouse gas impact (in kilograms of CO₂) of getting 50 grams of protein from:

An excellent article on the climate change impact of various diets. below are sample graphics. The actual site is interactive and packed full of information. The article concludes with some suggested recipes for a climate friendly diet.

Here are a few shots of the excellent article.

Related: Recipes: Celebrate Sustainable Food for Planet A on our blog

Does what I eat have an effect on climate change? 

 

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Climate Friendly Recipes

Related: Recipes: Celebrate Sustainable Food for Planet A on our blog

In A.C., farmers talk climate change Feb 8, 2018

Farmers talk Climate Change

The predicted effects of a warming planet on Garden State farmers are grim: crop failures, plant diseases and an influx of pests.

The topic was front and center at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City earlier this week, where hundreds of growers from the state's billion-dollar farming industry gathered for New Jersey's 104th State Agricultural Convention.

"There were people for years that denied there was climate change ... Now I think there's more acceptance because they can see it on their farms and fields," said Douglas Fisher, secretary of the Department of Agriculture.

Read the Science Nature article 

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Rolling Stone: What’s Another Way to Say ‘We’re F-cked’? One of the leading climate scientists of our time is warning of the horrifying possibility of 15-to-20 feet of sea-level rise

Is Climate Change Too Much of An Inconvenience?

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Numbers of vertebrate animals have been depleted by 60% since 1970 due to direct human destruction, but at the end of the day do our modern comforts just mean too much to us to give up for long-term future gain?

I have recently been making concerted efforts to reduce the waste I create and lessen my individual impact on climate change. Not only does this take some thinking and planning, as these practices are not culturally inscribed in the average person, but even with the best tips and plans of action, it is not as easy as you might hope.

Firstly, there are numerous ways to reduce your personal carbon footprint. Plastic waste; general waste; other recyclable waste; food waste; food consumption — particularly meat and dairy, but also other produce, such as soy; energy consumption; pollution; and so on.

Where to start?

Go to Medium article