In America, there are more people who are unhealthy because of obesity than malnutrition. On the other hand in poorer countries, millions of people die from malnutrition or go to bed on an empty stomach. In fact one in nine people around the world are malnourished. This problem is because of a massive food waste problem in Rich countries like the United States. A study showed that all the vegetables grown to be fed to all the livestock that would later be slaughtered for dog food would be enough to feed every malnourished person around the world. Instead, massive amounts of fossil fuels and food were used to feed American pets. Also, the United Nations estimates we waste 2.9 trillion pounds of food each year which could feed the entire malnourished population twice. Instead this food is put into landfills meaning it is not only wasted, but also adds to the carbon crisis. What you can do is try your very best to not waste food. Never buy more food at the store then you need because if that food goes bad it's a waste. Also, do not go out to eat often because restaurants waste massive amounts of food. Buy local produce because it uses less fossil fuels for shipping and support your local economy. Just accept that you might not be able to eat watermelon in January. Lastly, try not to eat red meat often. Cows, in particular, are nasty for the environment and require lots of food to keep before being slaughtered. They emit methane which is 30 times more potent than Co2. Remember change is never easy, but if we all take small steps in ensuring or planet's and our populations's health we can make a massive difference!
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I completely agree with you, food is a huge part of carbon emissions and America is one of the leading countries in this category. I did further research and came across a website called Our World in Data. According to Our World in Data, food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions! As more people are starting to worry about our carbon footprint, more people are looking for solutions. People often hear and pass on that eating locally is one of the best solutions to reduce the carbon emissions caused by food. This is only true if transportation was a huge part of the food's final carbon footprint, which is usually not the case. Our World in Data states that what you eat is far more important than where your food traveled from. We can see that what you eat is more important because producing a kilogram of beef emits 60 kilograms of greenhouse gases while peas emit just 1 kilogram of greenhouse gasses per kg. This website supplied a helpful bar graph to show different foods' carbon emissions and how much each part of the cycle of getting the food to our plates contributes to that food's carbon emission (link is at the bottom of this post). After reading through this article and looking at the graph, I can conclude that if we watch what we eat, we can greatly reduce our carbon footprint as a whole and hopefully save our planet from the rapidly worsening global warming.

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