A new “Food Talk” podcast with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank): 302. Chef, author and food activist Alejandra Schrader discusses her new book, The Low-Carbon Cookbook. https://foodtalk.libsyn.com/302-chef-author-and-food-activist-alejandra-schrader-on-her-new-book-the-low-carbon-cookbook The book provides information on the complex relationship between food and the climate crisis, providing readers with an action plan and recipes to develop a diet that reducesContinue reading ““Food Talk” podcast with Chef Alejandra Schrader on her new book”
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Single-item substitutions can substantially reduce the carbon and water scarcity footprints of US diets: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition estimates “the potential impact of a single dietary substitution on the carbon and water footprints of self-selected diets in the United States.”1 The authors found that the “highest impact item in Americans’ diet is beef and around 20 percent of survey respondents ate atContinue reading “Single-item substitutions can substantially reduce the carbon and water scarcity footprints of US diets: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition”
Dietary change in high-income nations alone can lead to substantial double climate dividend: Nature Food
New research published in Nature Food investigates how the global food system would change if 54 high-income nations were to shift to a more plant-based diet (EAT-Lancet planetary health diet): “A dietary shift from animal-based foods to plant-based foods in high-income nations could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from direct agricultural production and increase carbon sequestrationContinue reading “Dietary change in high-income nations alone can lead to substantial double climate dividend: Nature Food”
Crop losses from climate crisis cost billions in insurance payouts: Environmental Working Group
“Farmers received more than $143.5 billion in federal crop insurance payments from drought and excess moisture, exacerbated by the climate crisis, according to [Environmental Working Group] EWG’s new crop insurance database.” “The top 10 counties with the largest drought indemnities were in Texas, which has gotten hotter and drier (Table 2).” See below URL toContinue reading “Crop losses from climate crisis cost billions in insurance payouts: Environmental Working Group”
Climate change and the future of coffee, cashews, and avocados: new research
New research published in the journal PLoS ONE “models how growing conditions for three popular foods – coffee, cashews, and avocados – will change in the next 30 years…” See the below National Geographic article for more details about the new study. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/what-climate-change-means-for-future-of-coffee-cashew-avocado
Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need – book discussion on Feb. 7th at 8 PM ET
An upcoming discussion about the book Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need (Cornell University Press, 2021) on February 7th at 8 PM ET hosted by the NOAA Planet Stewards book club. See below URL for more information about the book. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/planet-stewards/upcoming.html
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