3 Food Tips to Save the Planet | Climate Change

Our food choices impact climate change and the environment. Here are 3 evidence-based Food Tips to Save the Planet and fight Climate Change.The planet is burning up. Climate change is our biggest threat cars and airplanes play are polluting, but our food choices are also a big factor for climate change. food production is responsible for ~30% of green house gases (GHGs)major changes in food production are needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreementso lets look at the top 3 food choices to save the planet. you can reduce more emissions than driving a hybrid, recycling, using LED lighting throughout ur house AND installing solar panels… combined1, avoid wasting food. emissions from food waste (4.4 GtCO2-eq per year) are in the same ballpark as road transportation: 75% of the transport sector (~7.0 GtCO2eq/year), i.e. 5.25. i.e. thus food waste = approx 84% of the emissions of road transport (see refs)its households, not restaurants or cafeterias that waste the mostsave the earth while saving $#2, eat more plants. best way to minimize environmental impact is to buy local? type of food is a bigger factor than where its grown. and the #1 environmental burden is cattle. shifting less than 1 day a week from red meat and dairy to other animal foods or vegetables reduces more greenhouse gases than shifting our entire diet to locally grownreplacing beef with beans would achieve about half of the US climate targetsbeef requires growing a lot of plants to feed cattle, plus the cows themselves produce a lot of methane (greenhouse gas)grass-fed beef: better for the animals but not for the environment. it requires more water, land, fossil fuel and generates a larger carbon footprint than conventionally raised then there’s the issue of deforestation tied to the beef industry. can we find cleaner ways to produce meat? regenerative agriculture? more CO2 retained in the soil? lab-grown meat?moderate red meat and eat more beans and lentils or smaller animalsfoods associated with good health also tend to have low environmental impactsoda: unealthy but low environmental impact. strong trend with dietary shifts that are healthy for us also being healthy for the planetmedium meat-eaters generate 22% less green house gasestry a meatless Monday, buy ugly vegetables or take a delicious veggie dish to the office partyWe’re gona crush climate change. the US rejoined the Paris accord this year and Biden just pledged to cut GHG emissions by 50% Connect with me:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrGilCarvalho/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NutritionMadeS3Animations: Even Topland @toplandmediaReferences:https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6517/705https://rare.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2018-CCNBC-Report.pdfhttp://www.fao.org/3/bb144e/bb144e.pdfhttps://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_chapter8.pdfhttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/04/rules-eating-fight-climate-change/618515/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211912418300361https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es702969fhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-017-1969-1https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/2/2/127https://csanr.wsu.edu/regen-ag-solid-principles-extraordinary-claims/https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/116/46/23357.full.pdfhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-014-1169-1Disclaimer: The contents of this video are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor to replace medical care. The information presented herein is accurate and conforms to the available scientific evidence to the best of the author's knowledge as of the time of posting. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions regarding any medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay see Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices