What can you do to really reduce the carbon footprint of your breakfast, lunches, and dinner? “Eating local” is a recommendation you hear often – even from prominent sources, including the United Nations. There is rightly a growing awareness that our diet and food choices significantly impact our carbon “footprint”. 1Īs I have shown before, food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
People across the world are becoming increasingly concerned about climate change: 8-in-10 people see climate change as a major threat to their country.