Episode 5- How Everyday Food Choices Can Help Fight Climate Change
Curious how your daily food choices impact your carbon footprint? This episode breaks down the facts and shows you simple ways to make a real difference. N big investments required.
In this episode, we cover:
- How food’s climate impact differs from driving, heating, and electricity
- Why red meat, especially beef and lamb, is the biggest food emitter
- Comparing the footprints of different diets with easy-to-use calculators
- The role of food waste and how to cut it at home
- Myths and realities of eating organic and local for the planet
Tools available for you:
Find the emissions for different types of food: https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local#article-citation
Calculate your footprint: https://harvard-foodprint-calculator.github.io/