Anthony Kleanthous Westminster, 3 rd November, 2010 Eating Earth.
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Transcript of Anthony Kleanthous Westminster, 3 rd November, 2010 Eating Earth.
Anthony Kleanthous
Westminster, 3rd November, 2010
Eating Earth
Agenda
• Why Consumption matters
• Food impacts
• Responses and priorities
Agenda
• Why Consumption matters
Source: Global Footprint Network
Global Ecological Footprint
30% decline since 1970
Source: Zoological Society of London
Global Living Planet Index
Agenda
• Why Consumption matters
• Food impacts
• Responses and priorities
Food accounts for a quarter of our eco footprint
Source: WWF 2010
Sustainable agriculture is key
Source: WWF/FCRN 2010
Meat and dairy are of greatest concern
• 60-80% of direct agricultural Impacts
• Around ¾ of land use change impacts
• 1Kg beef takes 15,500 litres of water
• Beef takes 70x more land than vegetables
• 80% of soya is consumed by animals
Cerrado –The Brazilian Savannah Richest savannah in the world and home for 5% of global biodiversity
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A basketball court full of soy for every consumer
On average each European consumer eats 87 kg of meat and 250 eggs per year. To produce this an “agricultural footprint” of 400 square meters is needed.
The Cerrado: as it was
Source: Machado et al 2004
The Cerrado: 2002
Source: Machado et al 2004
On a US diet, we could feed 2.5bn people
Source: Global Footprint Network, 2010
Eating as usual
Source: Global Footprint Network, FAO, 2006
95% renewables + Malaysian diet
Consumption changes are essential
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Reduction in emissions with time - All areas scenario
Conservation
Consumption
Production
Emissions
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Source: FCRN, 2010
Agenda
• Why Consumption matters
• Food impacts
• Responses and priorities
Sustainable Consumption
• Eliminate waste
• Reduce meat and dairy consumption
• Locally in season fruit and vegetables
• Particularly– Intensively produced
– Imported
– Processed
Helping consumers
• The right products
• Responsibly produced
• Clearly labelled
• Appropriately priced
• Guidance on choosing, buying, storing, cooking
• Political leadership
What we need from government
• Eatwell Plate and dietary education
• Green taxes
• Shift subsidies
• Responsible public purchasing
• Work with retailers and producers (Tasting the Future)
Summary
• We are eating the fabric of our planet
• Sustainable Food is critical to survival
• We must change the way we eat
• Government has a crucial role
• Change must start NOW!