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Thematic Report: The Eco-friendly Future - Plant-based Food |
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by Aiyang Zheng | 07-08-2021 08:00
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While it's widely known that reducing fossil fuel use is very important, few people realize that radical changes in the food system will be essential to prevent extreme events of climate change such as droughts, flooding, and other consequences. In fact, agriculture, forestry, and land-use change account for more than 25% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. With an increasing population on the Earth and continuing need for food, these emissions, unless actively addressed, are expected to increase. In the eco-friendly future, human beings can avoid the worst impacts of climate change by switching to plant-based foods from animal-based ones. So, what are plant-based foods? Generally speaking, they are derived from plant sources and classified into fruits, vegetables, grains, pulses, nuts, and meat substitutes including soy products. What differentiates plant-based food from their animal-based counterparts is that their fiber fraction is made of indigestible compounds. The benefits of plant-based foods in relation to climate change are irrefutable. According to a study by Oxford researchers in 2018, a thorough analysis of the damage of farming found that avoiding meat and dairy products was the single most significant way to reduce our environmental impact on the planet. More specifically, their research indicated that reducing meat and dairy consumption could reduce global farmland use by more than 75%, or an area of land bigger than the US, China and Australia combined. However, the change may not be straightforward as it will require coordination between various sectors and governments as well as acceptance by the public. The transition needs both patience and time. |
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5 Comments
Hi Aiyang,
This is your mentor Yuseon:D
Plant based foods have a various type. I personally love all sorts of fruits, and always need a little bit of greenery in the plate. However, this issue is just more than eating plant-based, this means we need to say goodbye to our meat. This would definitely have positive affect to the environment, but would take a lot of persuading.
Thanks for sharing this report!
Posted 18-08-2021 23:49
Dear Aiyang,
This is your mentor Debbie.
Living in the UK for a year, I have found the difference in accessibility of vegan or vegetarian food in the UK and in the Asian countries. Yet, I am not trying to criticize Asian countries, but I do fancy how a lot of people in the UK are vegans. As you mentioned, reducing climate change can be achieved by reducing meat and dairy products, so wouldn't increasing the number of vegans bring rapid change in demand of plant based food?
Best Regards,
Debbiea
Posted 16-08-2021 23:39
Hello aiyang,
Hope you are doing great,
Thank you for your report on ecofriendly future
Keep writing,
Green Cheers,
Paras
Posted 09-08-2021 15:25
Thanks for Such an inforMATIVE REPORT .
Posted 07-08-2021 14:41
Hello Aiyang,
Warm Greetings from Nepal
Thank you for your wonderful report on Eco-friendly future, plant based diet. I have been advocating about plant based diet myself since a long time and have campaigned for promotion of plant-based diet on global scale.
Regards,
Sagar Koirala
Posted 07-08-2021 11:12