Important Background
Table of Contents
- About Climate Change
- Climate Change Affects…
- About Carbon Footprint
- Reducing Carbon Footprint
- Food and Cooking
“We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis”
Greta Thunberg
Climate Change and How it Operates:
Greenhouse gases (CO2, etc) that are released into the atmosphere cause solar energy to get trapped. When greenhouse gases are produced excessively, and when global temperatures rise, the greenhouse phenomena becomes extremely dangerous.
Climate Change Affects:
- atmosphere
- oceans
- animals
- land
- forests
- wastelands
- human health
Main factor causing climate change = greenhouse gas emissions = HUMANS
What is a carbon footprint?
- Measurement of the amount of greenhouse gases are emitted as a result of an individual or group’s actions.
- Helps people understand and reflect on what they can do to combat climate change
- Optimize energy usage, transportation, and consumption habits
- Through food…
Climate Connection: Food and Cooking
- Meat, fish and dairy products contribute the most to climate change
- Avrg. meat-heavy diet→15.9 lb CO2 per day
- Avrg. vegan diet→6.4 lb CO2 per day
- Worsens ocean acidification, diminishes marine ecosystem populations
- Food waste:
- ⅓ of food gets wasted → 3.6+ bill tons of CO2 released per year
What can I do? Switch to a plant-based diet!
Responsible Recipes 