HAPPY EARTH DAY! 🌎🌿💚
Here are some statistics about the environmental impacts of food and agriculture:
- 70% of global freshwater withdrawals are used for agriculture
- 78% of global ocean and freshwater pollution is caused by agriculture
- Livestock and fisheries account for 31% of food emissions
- CO2 emissions from most plant-based products are 10-50 times lower than most animal products
Here are some ways you can be more sustainable!
Food production is is responsible for 1/4 of the world's greenhouse gases, so changes in our diet and food choices have an impact on our carbon footprint.
- plant-based foods emit fewer greenhouse gases than meat and dairy, regardless of how they are produced
- plant-based protein sources have the lowest carbon footprint. This includes tofu, beans, peas, and nuts
- buy second-hand clothes instead of new!
- try to use as little plastic as possible.
- choose fair trade goods whenever possible (look at labels)
- use your voice to vote for people who will keep strong environmental policies in place
I have been vegetarian/pescetarian for almost 3 years now! Even if you can't commit fully, participating in meatless mondays, or even swapping meals once in a while that are meat-free will make a huge difference.
"We don't need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly." - Anne-Marie Bonneau
SOURCES:
https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food?country=
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/sustainability/live_more_sustainably.html