I think one way our city could become more sustainable is through rethinking our farming methods. We have learned the most emissions come from animal agriculture. Which is not beneficial to the planet nor humans. In lots of cities there are food deserts. Thousands of citizens are unable to acquire nutritious food due to stigma around healthy eating, as well of the lack of resources. If our city were to implement urban planning in neighborhoods where food deserts are prominent more people will be fed, involved in their communities, and there will be a decrease in emissions.

I understand your reasoning that agriculture does lead to and produce a lot of carbon emissions, yet when you say “rethinking our farming methods,” you do not provide any examples of how to rethink them. If there was some simple way to just rethink farming and make it suddenly low emission, I think it would have been done already. One way I can think of that we might lower emission from farms is to spread farms out across the country more efficiently, which would reduce shipping emissions. I think instead of just saying we need to rethink farming, I think that providing specific examples or methods we could use to actually make it happen.

I think sustainable cities is a great idea. I’ve recently been studying green roofs for English and I think that it is a great way to help our cities become more environmentally friendly. Green roofs would be super helpful not only for helping to reduce the carbon emissions because the plants will take in some of the carbon, but also it helps keep the bundling cooler. This could reduce the amount of air conditioning which helps to. It is also a garden so you can actually grow some types of foods so you don’t have to buy them.