What would a ‘climate diet’ look like in Australia?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that it is crucial for all sectors to rally against global heating, and targets to slow it down simply can’t be achieved without addressing food production and land management.

Australia was recently flagged as one of the countries with the greatest potential to reduce diet-related greenhouse gas emissions.

Switching to more plant foods is considered
paramount for planetary and human health.

Millions of people around the world are hitting the streets this year in support of students who  demanding an end to fossil fuels. But we can also strike with our forks: global food production contributes around a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions.

Environmental degradation also goes hand-in-hand with the global pandemic of chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. This double whammy includes other factors associated with industrial monocrops, such as pesticides and fertiliser.

So tweaking dietary habits is a win-win for people and the planet. But just what would a climate-friendly diet look like?

Read the story from The Guardian by Natalie Parletta - “What would a ‘climate diet’ look like in Australia?”