What Does What We Eat Have To Do With Climate Change?

We’re glad you asked! 

Land clearing and farming contribute a third of the world’s greenhouse gases. (From the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)

The below chart show the impact of agriculture types on the world’s land use 

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and the Greenhouse Gas  impacts of what we eat. 

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In the coming weeks, the focus will be on how we can have a positive impact by reducing the amount of animal protein we consume with ideas on how to make the shift to more plant-based foods.