#reduction in food

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COP28: UN climate talks take aim at planet-warming food

1st December 2023, 10:41 PST

By Georgina RannardClimate reporter at COP28, Dubai

World leaders have for the first time promised to tackle the huge responsibility that food and agriculture have in climate change.

More than 130 countries signed up to a declaration about food, on the second day of the UN climate summit COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Food contributes a third of the warming gases increasing global temperatures.

Leaders including King Charles told COP28 that time was running out to tackle climate change.

The Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action has been welcomed by many experts and charities who say it is long overdue.

Countries that have signed up represent 5.7bn people and 75% of all emissions from global food production and consumption, according to the COP28 host nation the UAE.

Nations should now include food emissions in their plans to tackle climate change - also called Nationally Determined Contributions.

The US, China, the EU and the UK - some of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases per capita from food - signed up.

"The declaration sends a powerful signal to the nations of the world that we can only keep the 1.5 degree goal in sight if we act fast to shift the global food system in the direction of greater sustainability and resilience," said Edward Davey, head of research group World Resources Institute UK.

Debates around food and climate often focus on whether people should eat less meat and dairy.

Research has shown that a big meat-eater's diet produces 10.24 kg of greenhouse gasses each day.

And as food prices have gone up around the world, focus has turned to how growing weather unpredictability caused by climate change could also increase the cost of a supermarket shop.

But this declaration is unlikely to lead to government policies like a tax on meat or lower food prices in the short-term, says Edward Davey.

Leaders of global organisations representing farmers cautiously welcomed the declaration.

Esther Penunian, head of the Asian Farmers' Association representing 13 million farmers, called it a "major milestone".

But she urged governments to turn the promises into real policies.

Karina Gonçalves DavidBrazilian farmer Karina Gonçalves David says climate change is affecting what she can grow and sell

Brazilian farmer Karina Gonçalves David said she was happy to see leaders' attention turn to agriculture.

Extreme weather, including a record heatwave and floods that hit Brazil in November, is affecting what farmers grow, she says.

"The climate crisis directly affects farmers. The excess rain we have experienced is rotting the food that we grow, and our crops are either dying or those that remain have stagnated," she told BBC News.

The UAE announced the agreement as world leaders addressed the conference, pledging new action on climate change and warning of the impacts on their nations.

King Charles stressed the accelerating pace of climate change in a year now confirmed to be the hottest on record.

"We are carrying out a vast, frightening experiment of changing every ecological condition, all at once, at a pace that far outstrips nature's ability to cope," the King said.

"The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth," he concluded.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, which will host the talks in two years time, told the meeting that the world needed concrete actions.

"Humanity suffers with droughts," he said, focussing on the current situation in the north of Brazil, where the Amazon region is suffering with the worst drought in its history.

UK PM Rishi Sunak told delegates there was a "disconnect" between what he called "lofty rhetoric on stages like this, and the reality of people's lives around the world."

The UK has been accused of slowing down its progress in tackling climate change after Mr Sunak announced major policy changes in September.

#globalist #wef #carbon footprint #your food has too big of a carbon footprint #reduction in food #reduction in people #reduction in carbon #elitists

[inkskinned]

as we enter the start of a semester and the dreaded Hour of Making Friends us upon us... if ur ever at a loss for what to say in one of those weird social situations where you only vaguely-know people, one of my favorite questions to ask is "what is your favorite food crime." a food crime is like the food combination that you love that other people find revolting. press them to take it further than pineapple on pizza, that's rote. food crimes is a good topic that has many benefits as it turns out all people are degenerates and also it will give you some cool ideas to try out later in the privacy of your own degenerate kitchen

the other good thing to ask is "okay but has anyone here ever been someplace haunted" bc it turns out if you ask most people directly they don't believe in ghosts, but many people are like "oh yeah i lived in a haunted house. ghosts aren't real tho"

#my food crime is that i regularly make a “pasta and tuna” situation that has somehow gotten even more evil and degenerate over time. #it is a ''white wine reduction'' (it's just white wine and garlic powder & seasoning) #and tuna from a can. #and plain pasta. #if i have the spoons i will actually chop garlic for it but this tends to be my comfort food for a REALLY bad day #bc its super easy to make: #boil pasta. drain. put into bowl for later. into same pot u used for pasta. #put tuna (with oil/water from can). let fry a little for like 2-3 min. put in whatever amount of wine. season to taste. #the tuna will get a little crisp on it which is nice. important side note: #this began as a Bolognese sauce. #and one day i had to sub for tuna. i know. not ideal. i cried about it too. #somehow over time it is now its own little evil thing. i would never make someone else eat it. it is beautiful. #but yeah i don't even stir the pasta in afterwards i just slap pasta into serving bowl #slap this ''''''sauce'''''''' on top #molto bene #(i really can cook fairly well btw. this is a food crime. not a suggestion of skill or ability) #(i LOVE baking but when i cook for myself. the autism is obvious. bc i just don't understand the point of most of the steps) #(.... i can just eat the deli meat out of the bag. it is protein. i don't even have to like it. i just have to eat enough calories.) #(also i used to cook MUCH more before this apartment which is so small that i can stretch my arms out and overreach the counter length.) #(.... i'm 5.2. so.)

[sunnibits]

hi this is a psa. if mealtimes are hard for you start sharing some food with your pet. it sounds silly but the caveman monkey brain is very easily fooled. you start passing little pieces of chicken or cucumber to your dog and your sappy human heart is like ‘omg…. connection…’🥺🥺 and instantly makes eating more enjoyable. your animal deserves food and so do you. you are having a little picnic together. some for you some for me. it’s so fun. do it.

#^^thing I have been enjoying lately #idk it may not help everyone but I like doing it #it feels very good #I especially like giving my animals the parts of food I don’t like #like I don’t like the bottoms of cucumbers so I give it to summer instead and she is VERY happy to eat it!!! #now the whole cucumber is being enjoyed and not wasted!! #it’s great #genuinely I think a big part of managing arfid for me is guilt reduction #if I don’t feel bad about wasting it rlly helps to relax and enjoy the meal #this part of the chicken has a bad texture and is grossing me out?? my cat can have a few bites!! he’ll love it! #tw ed mention #gem don’t look

[sergle]

Having top surgery tmrw like. Damn should I have been given vitamins 😳

LMAO to be honest I'm sure you'll be more than fine, getting pre-op and post-op vitamins and shit is more like a luxury that comes with the comically high price tag I'm paying for this surgery

#yeah like for 20something thousand dollars plus secret costs you'd BETTER be giving my ass vitamins #but it's just a Huge Multivitamin for the morning a Huge Multivitamin for the evening #and I've got some of that shit for bruising. bromelain? #which my sister was ALL about when she got her reduction #it's something that I think probably helps but you're not doing yourself any disservice by NOT being on a ton of vitamins #as long as you Eat Water and Drink Food while you're recovering #sergle answers

[lousydrawingsforgoodpeople]

#eating disorder recovery #ed recovery #doodles #bad art #lousy drawings #doodle #positivity #self love #healing #recovery #reduction of self-destruction #fuck diet culture #food freedom

[parachutingkitten]

Cole x Cake is only still acceptable if you're doing it as an explicit nod to asexuality. Otherwise, you gotta stop. That joke is DEAD my friend.

#if you could exchange your usage of it with cole x food #you're doing it wrong #time to quit #it's reductive #and it's tired #cole ninjago #to be clear #cole liking cake is still fine #but making it is whole personality #that ain't it

[reasonsforhope]

"Surrounded by school children, teachers, advocates and public officials, Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law Friday to provide breakfasts and lunches at no charge to students at participating schools. It makes Minnesota the fourth state in the country to do so. 

During the signing ceremony, Walz told Minnesota parents this will ease some of the stress on them. 

“If you’re looking for good news, this was certainly the place to be,” said Walz.  “I’m honored and I do think this is one piece of that puzzle in reducing both childhood poverty and hunger insecurity.” 

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan was also at the ceremony. She said this was the most important thing she’d ever worked on. 

The legislation is similar to a program that was introduced during the pandemic to provide meals for all students, but was discontinued at the end of last year.

It will cost the state of Minnesota close to $400 million in the first two years and grow in price in the future. It covers the cost of meals, but not of second helpings or of separate a la carte items.

Many — but not all — students in Minnesota qualify for free and reduced meals. That program is based on household income, and if families are below a certain threshold their students can receive school meals for free or for a reduced price...

But even with these measures, there are still families who do not qualify for free and reduced meals but who struggle to pay for food. In many districts this year, that has meant mounting school lunch debts in the tens of thousands of dollars because there are families who don’t qualify for free lunch programs but aren’t able to pay.

This bill would cover all school lunches and breakfasts, even if families don’t meet current federal USDA household income guidelines.

Darcy Stueber is the director of Nutrition Services for Mankato Area Public Schools and she’s also the Public Policy Chair of the Minnesota School Nutrition Association. 

Stueber says her district is seeing just over $80,000 in school lunch debt at this point in the year, so there is a definite need families in her area have for this. She says many of those struggling to pay are single-income households that work hard, don’t make enough to pay for meal programs, but make too much to qualify for free meals. Stueber says providing meals is just another basic necessity for learning...

For students in Mankato, Stueber says this will make a big difference in a more relaxed, communal cafeteria. Kids won’t need to worry they’re racking up debts when they eat lunch, she says. And Stueber pointed out that kids aren’t really able to learn well when they’re hungry. 

Students will start receiving school meals at no charge starting at the beginning of the next academic year, which starts in September for most schools."

-Minnesota Public Radio News via 3/17/23

#school lunch #debt #usda #poverty reduction #child poverty #food #food insecurity #hunger #united states #minnesota #tim walz #us politics #education #good news #hope

[backtornado]

my finland review: the market halls are a 10/10 and the coffee is a solid 7/10

#this picture of me was good. i liked this picture #the market halls are very dinky. lots of food. fun gimmicks. #sometimes the coffee reminded me of the terrible coffee in amsterdam. hence the reduction

[lifeblogstory]

Vanilla Latte Vibe

Survived from work and personal life. Many stuff happening. Time to have a vanilla latte in a cozy cafe, to cool down our nervous system. Peace and quiet.

#foodie #cuisine #food blogger #food photography #blogoftheday #foodgasm #foodporn #asian food #food diary #coffee latte #coffee time #vanilla latte #caffeine #cozy #stress free #stress relief #stress reduction #cafe latte #cafe #coffee #emotional support

[literaturebutterfly]

ED HARM REDUCTION RECIPES

#@na buddy #boy ana #bpd vent #th1nsp1ration #⭐️ve #tw 3d vent #pro for me not for thee #3dtumblr #ed but not ed sheeran #harm reduction #harm redux #safe foods

[heich0e]

Liv what did you struggle most with when you went vegan? I’m trying to cut out meat but I’m having a bad time 😭

ohhhh good question! i think i had an easier time than most ppl because i had a lot of aversions to meat and eggs unless they were prepared in v specific ways, and i don't like cheese and was pretty sure dairy was making me break out so i was already drinking non-dairy milk at home.

all of which is to say it wasn't a huge struggle for me to just make the few changes to transition to plant based!! i think the hardest part was avoiding the animals products hiding IN other things. ;ike pastries with butter! or eggs in cake! or modified milk ingredients in LITERALLY EVERYTHING. those little things were what gave me the hardest time, but now i just know what I can and can't have and don't really think about it very much—i promise it gets easier!!

#liv got mail #tw food #that being said we are in a cost of living crisis! the world is going to shit! do what u can and feed yourself whatever makes you feel best #any reduction in consumption of animal products is a win in my books #better 100 people eat more consciously than one person be a quote unquote perfect vegan #you're doing a great job!!

[mrmallard]

yo shout-out to my followers and mutuals who HATE sour cream, that stuff is yucky as hell. sour cream haters for life 🤙

and for my followers who LIKE sour cream

that's a totally valid take to have too, I love and respect that for you. we all have different personal tastes and that's fine. I am metaphorically handing you any sour cream that comes with any food I order, and I'm more than happy to return the favor in the event of you having a food or some sort of condiment that you particularly dislike in a similar context 🤗

#like I'm not super picky but when I hate something I HATE something #and sour cream is one of those things. honestly I'm not big on dairy unless it's cheese. not a milk person either #also something something coffee vs tea debate something something pineapple on pizza discourse #the idea that we have to be diametrically opposed to other people based on matters of personal taste like food #is reductive and silly

[octobercowboy]

i pick up the habit of vaping every now and again but every time i admit it people look at me like i’m on deaths door just because i am disabled.

if you’re not going to look at every other vape user/nicotine smoker like they’re already dead, don’t look at me that way.

#octobercowboy screams #pissed cripple midnight #i literally pick it up for like a month or two and then the urge is gone for like 6+ months so i call it harm reduction bitches #i used to smoke cigs bcs i would get extra breaks at my fast food job when i was 16 #the us is kinda shit but double breaks gave me a nicotine addiction

[murderousink23]

09/29/2023 is German Butterbrot Day 🍞🇩🇪, World Heart Day ♥️🌎, National Attend Your Grandchild's Birth Day 🇺🇲, National Coffee Day ☕🇺🇲, VFW Day 🇺🇲, World's Biggest Coffee Morning ☕🇬🇧, International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction 🇺🇳

#german butterbrot day #world heart day #national attend your grandchild's birth day #national coffee day #VFW day #world's biggest coffee morning #international day of awareness on food loss and waste reduction

[endfoodwasteday]

Find out why reducing Food Loss and Food Waste is one of the most impactful climate solutions.

Did you know that reducing Food Loss and Food Waste is one of the most impactful climate solutions?

The Benefits of reducing food loss;

1 - Increases food availability

2- Boosts productivity and economic growth

3 - Reduces greenhouse gas emissions

4- Reduces pressure on land and water ressources

5 - Makes agri-food systems more resilient and sustainable.

#NotWasting #food loss and waste #29 september #international day of awareness on food loss and waste reduction #climate solutions #food wastages #food waste #food loss #sdg2 #sdg12 #sdg13

[roychewtoy]

bleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaughhhhhhh

#sorry just pissing thoughts. talkin abt scran and weight nd that so. #just feel like two lines movin parallel with each other but not touchin when i think abt my body #be me. goes to doctors with questions abt breast reduction. doctor says losing weight would be needed #later in life. lowest weight ive ever been at. therapist says honestly just eat whatever as long as ur gettin food in u #worst ive been mentally but best i felt abt my chest #gets recommended to gender clinic. doesnt go cause where im at in my head #3 yrs on. today. put weight back on generally feelin more confident. but also puts weight on chest #mum says if u want top surgery u probably need to lose weight #MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN #i dont want to be unhealthy underweight just to feel solid abt my chest come onnnnmaaaaaaaan #sits down and stares at wall #okay ok #wbatever