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Climate-Smart Agriculture
Declining greenhouse gas emissions in the US diet (2003–2018): Drivers and demographic trends
Science Direct | 2022
The objective of this study is to estimate the GHGs of changing dietary patterns from individual self-selected…
3 - Advanced | 2 hours
Planetary
Climate-Smart Agriculture
The climate benefits of veganism and vegetarianism
BBC | 2022
In a two-week experiment, BBC Future tracked emissions from a vegan, vegetarian and omnivorous diet – and…
1 - Beginner | 30 minutes
Planetary
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Are ‘Climate-Friendly’ Options on Restaurant Menus Coming Soon?
U.S. News | 2022
Is there a way to make eating out more environmentally friendly? A team of German researchers thinks…
1 - Beginner | 10 minutes
Sociocultural
Health Equity
Climate Change is a Health Crisis
Climate and Health Alliance | 2022
This briefing document prepared by CAHA provides a summary of the key findings related to health and…
2 - Intermediate | 1 hour
Planetary
Economic
Responsible Governance
From Silos to Systems: Investing in Sustainable Nutrition Science for a Healthy Future
Union of Concerned Scientists | 2021
Diet-related disease, climate change, and environmental degradation exact an enormous toll on human and planetary health. These challenges can be addressed in part by shifting what we eat and how we produce food, yet key questions remain about how to make such transitions effective, equitable, and sustainable.
2 - Intermediate | 1 hour
Planetary
Economic
Sustainable nutrition science could help solve climate and health crises. Why isn’t the federal government funding more of it?
Union of Concerned Scientists | 2021
A new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists finds that federal funding for “sustainable nutrition science”—a field of research and education at the intersection of food production, climate and environment, and nutrition—is abysmally low, amounting to less than 25 cents out of every thousand dollars in federal research funding.
1 - Beginner | 5 minutes
Planetary
Water, Land & Soil Use
AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis
IPCC | 2021
The Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of…
3 - Advanced | 1 hour
Nutrition
Planetary
Reliable Food Access
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: Insights on sustainability and resilience from the front line of climate change
FAO, Alliance of Bioversity International, and CIAT | 2021
An overview of the common and unique sustainability elements of Indigenous Peoples’ food systems, in terms of…
3 - Advanced | Multiple days
Planetary
Resilient Agroecological Practices
Food in the Anthropocene: EAT -Lancet commission on sustainable diets from healthy food sytems
EAT Lancet
The EAT–Lancet Commission sought to quantify the first ever assessmnt of how to feed a growing global…
3 - Advanced | 1 hour
Planetary
Biological Diversity
Eating for 2 Degrees
World Wildlife Fund | 2017
An evidence based framework proposing the dietary changes needed in order to produce nourishing foods while meaningfully…
2 - Intermediate | 30 minutes