HOW MUCH CAN DIETARY CHANGES AND FOOD PRODUCTION PRACTICES HELP MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE?

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Balanced diets featuring plant-based foods, such as  grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables, animal-sourced food produced sustainably in low greenhouse gas emission systems, present major opportunities for adaptation to and limiting climate change

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A wealth of research supports the idea that adopting a low- or no-meat diet is a significant way to lower an individual's greenhouse gas footprint The IPCC report cites data showing that livestock production accounts for the greatest portion of ice-free land on Earth's surface.

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young people today are much more tuned in to global concerns like climate change  types of generational changes can have a big impact well beyond anything that would come out of a policy measure or an educational system

the success of the organic movement is an indicator that people already care about the nuances of how their food is manufactured or grown, and those conversations will lead to more effective, sustainable change than simply urging people to do something like stop eating meat or adopt new dietary guidelines

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Agriculture, forestry, and other types of land use account for 23 percent of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, according to the IPCC.

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70% of global freshwater withdrawals are used for agriculture 78% of global ocean and freshwater eutrophication is caused by agriculture. Tackling what we eat, and how we produce our food, plays a key role in tackling climate change

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local

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Food needs to be grown and processed, transported, distributed, prepared, consumed, and sometimes disposed of. About a third of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions is linked to food.

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