Tag: fruit
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A plant-based diet is the most compatible diet with a Net Zero world. Only diet can sustain a world population that could grow to 10 billion people in the future. In a plant-based diet, plants make up to at least two thirds of your diet and meat only makes up to one third. Plants do…
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Food waste contributes 12% to greenhouse gas emissions globally. We waste between 30-40% of our food each year and in the UK, the amount of consumable food we waste is worth £284 per person. Food waste makes a large part of all the waste you make, as we throw away 3 kg of food per…
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How can we choose low carbon emitting desserts? Professor Brindle’s book ‘Food and climate change without the hot air’ offers some insights on how we can reduce carbon emissions of popular desserts. Cake Most cakes typically have many dairy products and is a high emissions dessert compared to other options. Cakes contain butter, milk…
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What snacks should you eat if you want to reduce your carbon footprint? Professor Brindle’s book ‘Food and climate change without the hot air’ analyses typical snacks we eat and suggest ways we can make small changes in our snacks to change our footprint. Chocolate Chocolate bars will vary in their carbon emissions depending on…