This page is the result of our Climate Chat “How to cook a planet, or not: Diet for a hot planet” (March 6, 2013 at the World Resources Simulation Center). We are pleased to provide materials from the meeting as well as links for further learning. Feel free to suggest additional links.
Materials
- Powerpoint presentation from the climate chat: powerpoint pdf
- Handout from the climate chat
- Icebreaker (fun quiz) from the climate chat: icebreaker answers
- Videos played at climate chat:
Useful links
Impacts of livestock industry on climate
- Growing GHG emissions due to meat production (U.N., 2012)
- Livestock’s Long Shadow (United Nations, 2006)
- The meat eater’s guide to climate and health (Environment Working Group)
- What’s for lunch? Intro to food production impacts on GHG emissions (student lesson, NM Museum of Nat. History)
Recipes and tips for cutting down on meat and dairy
- Meatless Mondays (encouragement, discussion, recipes, and the MM movement)
- Veg Web (lots of recipes!)
Food waste in the U.S.
- Up to 50% of the world’s food goes to waste; average American throws away 400 lbs of food each year (Daily Mail, 2012, from Reuters report)
- Reducing Food Waste (National Resources Defense Council)
Impact of climate change on agriculture
How food fits in our overall carbon footprint
Shopping tips
- Better World Shopper: Site/book that grades corporations on various aspects of environmental and social responsibility
Photos from the March 6 2013 Climate Chat “How to Cook a Planet, or not: Diet for a Hot Planet” (by Peter Meisen)
