All the news about food, diet and sustainability - August 2019
Welcome to SU-EATABLE LIFE's monthly feed, where we share the stories from this month about food, diet and sustainability that made us stop and think.
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THE GUARDIAN, 04 August 2019
We must change food production to save the world, says leaked report
Cutting carbon from transport and energy 'not enough' IPCC finds.
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, 05 August 2019
Eating locally grown food is good for your body and the environment
One key component of eating sustainably is eating locally-grown food that is considered in-season. But why?
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ANSA, 06 August 2019
I piatti salva-Pianeta, la pizza batte il cous-cous
Fondazione Barilla, paese che vai sostenibilità che trovi.
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ARABNEWS.COM, 07 August 2019
Food for tought: How each of us can help to change the world
We can all do our part for the environment and it can start at dinner table.
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NATURE, 08 August 2019
Eat less meat: UN climate-change report calls for change to human diet
The report on global land use and agriculture comes amid accelerating deforestation in the Amazon.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, 08 August 2019
Climate change threatens the world's food supply, United Nations warns
The world’s land and water resources are being exploited at “unprecedented rates,” a new United Nations report warns, which combined with climate change is putting dire pressure on the ability of humanity to feed itself.
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BBC, 08 August 2019
Plant-based diet can fight climate change
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
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IL SOLE 24 ORE, 09 August 2019
Allarme clima, più sforzi per agricoltura e alimentazione
Il rapporto dell'IPCC chiede una gestione sostenibile delle risorse della terra.
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BUSINESS INSIDER, 11 August 2019
Researchers calculated what would happen if the entire US stopped eating meat. It'd be like taking 60 million cars off the road
Livestock farming and the meat industry accounts for 18% of human-produced greenhouse gas emmissions into the atmosphere. If Americans shifted their diets away from meat and towards protein-enriched plants, that would significantly decrease carbon-dioxide emissions and reduce the amount of land used for livestock farming.
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THE WASHINGTON POST, 12 August 2019
We have no idea yet how to feed the planet without frying it
When the world's population reaches 10 billion in 2050, how will everyone get fed? Actually, a recent report underscored, the challenge is harder: how will everyone get fed without frying the planet?
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CORRIERE DELLA SERA, 18 August 2019
Il pianeta esige meno bistecche nei nostri piatti
Senza diventare vegani possiamo nutrirci di insetti o di carni da laboratorio.
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AGI, 19 August 2019
Cambiamenti climatici e sicurezza alimentare: 7 domande (e 25 risposte) per capire come siamo messi
Il Focal Point IPCC Italia ha elaborato un paper con i punti essenziali del rapporto pubblicato l'8 agosto.
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SCIENCE CODEX, 23 agosto 2019
The fat of the land: Estimating the ecological costs of ovreating
Researchers in Italy have proposed a way to measure the ecological impact of global food wastage due to excessive consumption.
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LA STAMPA TUTTOGREEN, 23 agosto 2019
Verso un nuovo modello alimentare
Un recente studio realizzato dalla Ellen MacArthur Foundation dimostra i benefici economici e sociali derivanti da un sistema alimentare rigenerativo. E nel 2050 l'80% del cibo sarà consumato nelle città.
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LA REPUBBLICA, 27 agosto 2019
Più legumi meno bistecche, ecco la dieta salva-clima
L'iPCC nella sua ultima relazione avverte: la produzione di cibo genera il 25-30% delle emissioni di gas serra e la carne è la principale responsabile.
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