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Written by McKenna Hadley-Burke, Michelle Parise & Adam Killick. Produced by Adam Killick and Nora Young. The food on our plate might look — and taste — different 30 years from now, but new ...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Animals
- Changing Attitudes About Eating Meat
- More Than Guidelines
- Tax The Rich
According to Springmann, our food choices have far greater implications than just our personal health or grocery budget. "At the moment, the food system is responsible for more than a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. And the majority of those emissions are due to animal source foods, in particular beef and dairy," he said. Canadians, he said,...
It might not surprise many Canadians to learn about our collective love of meat. But that attitude appears to be gradually shifting, according to a 2018 survey conducted by Dalhousie University researchersabout our attitudes to different kinds of protein. About half of the 1,027 respondents said they eat meat every day, but about 32 per cent said t...
At the core of the Planetary Health Diet is a circular diet graph, half of which is filled by fruits and vegetables, with whole grains and plant-sourced proteins taking up most of the other half. It does allow for some animal-sourced protein and dairy. The diagram bears some resemblance to the most recent version of Canada's Food Guide, which was r...
Lee noted that so-called "sin taxes" on junk food and sugary drinks have shown to be effective "in certain countries and in certain contexts" at shifting consumer behaviour away from these kinds of products. "I think that there are interesting parallels that we can draw with carbon taxes, and the debates that we're seeing going on right now … about...
Nov 29, 2023 · Nearly two million Canadians had to make use of a food bank in March 2023 — just one month. Food banks in Ontario saw a nearly 40 percent jump in use from April 2022 to April 2023, doubling the ...
Oct 21, 2020 · The 120-page report, “‘My Fear is Losing Everything’: The Climate Crisis and First Nations’ Right to Food in Canada,” documents how climate change is reducing First Nations ...
Sep 17, 2021 · The challenge of transforming how we both produce and consume food is daunting and galvanizing in equal measure. It is now widely recognised that food and agriculture are at the heart of the world’s deepest environmental and health challenges - from climate change, soil degradation and crashing biodiversity to mal- and over-nutrition.
Dec 5, 2018 · 9. Adapt to climate change. The 2014 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report projected that without adaptation, global crop yields will likely decline by at least 5 percent by 2050, with steeper declines by 2100. For example, growing seasons in much of sub-Saharan Africa are projected to be more than 20 percent shorter by 2100.
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Mar 14, 2019 · While a lot can change in the world economy over two years, Charlebois said the projections spell trouble for future food security in Canada, where most produce is imported and prices fluctuate.
