Climate Friendly Food Presentation
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Transcript of Climate Friendly Food Presentation
Food 31% carbon footprint (EIPRO)
80% CO2 reduction by 2050 – 450 ppm
Tyndall Centre
Zero Carbon Britain
Campaigns like www.350.org
Climate Friendly Food
Problems for the North West
Lang – population and health approach to land use
Arable land – access and use
Sea level rise
Cuba experience
Heinberg
East Lancs jam makers
Lack of joined up thinking with public health, environment or (social justice)
Low carbon food systems
Very little fossil fuelsRenewable energyBiological sources of fertilityClosed fertility loopsMovement away from artificial NMovement away from manufactured inputsManaging trees and hedges for wildlifePerennial cropsMinimal processing or handling on mechanised lines Decentralised distributionNo refrigeration
Rejuvenating degraded soils
Ratten Lal – potential draw down 50ppm CO2
Term that is “inclusive”
CO2e calculations
Rich soil farming
Shillingford Organics
IFOAM backed
Complement or stand alone
Paperless
Low cost
Farmer-to-farmer inspection
Mutual support
AQA Unit Award Low Carbon food Mentors
Roll out community-based education
Participatory certification
Low carbon journey
Gold award holder commitments
•Reduce liquid fossil fuel use (including distribution) by 10% for next year•95% closed-fertility•Tillage do deeper than 6”/ 15cm•Peat-free propagation •Carbon sequestration
“We replaced diesel tractors with electric tractors and it dropped our fuel use by more than two thirds. We posted the plans for conversion on the web and over one hundred have been built in the US.” Ron Kholsa Hugenot Farm, New York County, US.
Jenny Hall
Climate Friendly Food
www.climatefriendlyfood.org.uk
01744 894284
Demonstration farm from 2010.