Your diet's carbon footprint
Change your food habits before changing your car Climate change and global warming progress rapidly. It has been becoming apparent to everyone that it is high time to make real changes. World leaders were hesitant to reach a unanimous decision, set clear goals and impose restrictions on companies and industries, but things have started moving in the right direction with a prime example being the Paris Agreement (2015). What can you do as an individual to help mitigate climate change? Some will tell you, buy an electric car, use mass transport more often, take less flights, turn your thermostat down etc. Although all these things help reduce the carbon footprint of an individual, it is within your powers to make a substantial impact through the choice of your next meal. The food supply industry is responsible for approximately a quarter of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions, with 60% of this proportion coming from farms and livestock. Additionally, a high rate of deforestation ca