Green steps
The climate and biodiversity crises need a response at all levels, so, while we press for politicians to give this situation the attention it deserves, why not join us by taking a step or two towards living more sustainably and maybe save yourself some money?
Our quote, ‘~14% of all emissions come from meat and dairy production’ is taken from https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/how-eating-less-meat-can-reduce-our-carbon-emissions/ accessed 191125.
Our second quote "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants," is a mantra coined by author
For a comprehensive discussion of the links between food production and climate change see https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/food
To learn more about plant-based eating visit https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-living/healthy-eating/what-is-plant-based-eating
And there are plenty of plant-based recipes here https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/plant-based-diet-recipes
Our quote. ‘At least 1.3 billion metric tons of food is wasted globally each year’ comes from https://www.wrap.ngo/what-we-do/future-proof-food/reducing-food-waste .
There are many places to find ideas to help with reducing food waste, here are some starting points.
https://fareshare.org.uk/tips-for-reducing-food-waste/ - an organisation that strives to ‘do everything we can to ensure no good food goes to waste’, and with plenty of ideas for us at home too.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/10-ways-to-cut-your-food-waste The British Heart Foundation also has some good ideas to make our food stay edible longer.
Love Food, Hate Waste has lots of information but also recipe suggestions to help with using up those left-overs https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/
Making a fresh start!
For an authoritative, yet easily readable introduction to the science of climate change we recommend the UK Met Office: https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/climate-change-in-the-uk
Greenpeace has a good list of suggestions as to what we need to pressurise government and business to get on with to minimise the impact of climate change: https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/challenges/climate-change/solutions-climate-change/
This page from the United Nations lists 10 areas that we, as individuals, can consider as we all try to live ever more sustainably. As they say on that page, ‘ Every one of us can make choices to protect nature, tackle climate change, and take care of our planet’. https://www.un.org/en/actnow/ten-actions
