Did you know?
- Beef emits 60 times more CO2e compared to beans for the same amount of protein
- Of all habitable land on Earth, agriculture takes up 50 % - of global agricultural land 77 % is used for livestock, yet this only produces 17 % of global calorie supply
- A quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food production
- Animal agriculture accounts for 14,5 % of global greenhouse gas emissions
- Water usage accounts for 6 % of total UK greenhouse gas emissions
Actions you can take to make a positive change
- I will speak to my local supermarket to reduce plastic packaging
- I will take short showers rather than baths
- I will eat more plants and less meat
- I will cook at least one plant-based meal a week
- I will ask if the restaurant food I am ordering is sustainable
- I will drink tap water rather than buy bottled water
- I will start growing my own vegetables
- I will ask my family to join a local veg box initiative
- I will encourage my school to serve more plant-based meals
- I will take colder or fewer showers
- I will try to eat more seasonal foods
Want to know more? The links below are great extra reading about all things food, water and climate change.
Eating local or sustainable? >
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