food+climate

Our current global food system is devastating our planet – through greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, food waste, habitat loss, and more – yet food is often left out of the climate conversation. At Support+Feed, we’re working toward a shift to a plant-based food system because the benefits to our planet, and for everyone on it are game-changing.

the unsustainability of our food system

  • Animal agriculture is the most significant driver of habitat and biodiversity loss on the planet1 and is responsible for at least 16.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions2.

 

  • The meat and dairy industry uses 83% of farmland and 40% of the water that goes into food production, yet provides just 18% of our calories and 37% of protein3.

 

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture is similar to the emission from all global transportation4.

how switching to plant-based can help

  • Avoiding meat & dairy is the single most effective way to reduce your impact on the earth3.

 

  • A shift to plant-based diets could save up to $1.6 trillion in environmental and health costs by 20501.

 

  • By swapping in just one plant-based meal a day for 30 days, you could save 733 gallons of water, 210 lbs of CO2 emissions, and 2,200 square feet of farmland!

Our food systems are both a driver — and a potential solution — to this planetary crisis, if we all work together.

1. UN Environment Program, 2. Climate.gov, 3. Oxford University, 4. Humane Society International