What did you learn about dietary choices from using the footprint calculator? Now imagine that you could translate what you learned into an effective societal policy on food- what would it be? And how would this policy effect the need to alleviate world hunger?
925 million people on earth do not have enough to eat according to the FAO [Food and Agricultural Organization]. That's almost 1 in 7 inhabitants of our planet!
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Beef
Beef production is one of the largest food contributors to global warming. According to https://www.scientificamerican.com/slid … hamburger/, around 1,800 million tons of beef is yearly consumed around the world. The amount of beef produced has increased by 1% every year since 2009. This is due to a rise in population, but also an increased demand for beef. This large amount of beef consumption has lead to immense carbon emissions. According to https://www.scientificamerican.com/slid … hamburger/, 26,000 million tons of greenhouse gases are made yearly by beef production. Many factors contribute to these mass emissions. The three most prevalent factors are energy production, livestock production, and the transportation of the beef. Overall, beef manufacturing is a huge contributor to CO2 emissions, and ultimately, global warming.