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Opportunities to Make a Difference

Option #1

Email Biden and tell him we need real action at the UN climate conference in Dubai

1) We need the U.S. needs to fully align its climate targets with Paris

2) And the U.S. needs to pressure other nations to do the same

Link to email Biden - Contact Us | The White House

Option #2

Work to make your protein sources more sustainable and healthier

Try out an insect-based protein powder and/or

Try meat-free Mondays to help reduce the carbon footprint of your food!

Show Notes

This Week's Reason for Hope

Progress coming out of U.S. and China climate talks

  • China has committed to include nitrous oxide & methane in its climate plan for first time
  • It’s agreed to specific actions to curb methane emissions
  • It's also agreed to work with U.S. curb forest loss and plastic pollution

Source

US, China advance climate cooperation following California talks | Reuters

Main Topic

Animal-based foods as share of global food system

  • They create 65% of the carbon emissions
  • They use 80% of the land
  • But only generate 18% of the calories

Crickets are more efficient at converting food into meat

  • 2 times more than chickens
  • 4 times more than pigs
  • 12 times more than cattle

Sources

How Humans Eating Insects Could Help Save the Planet | Time

Edible insects (fao.org)

The carbon footprint of foods: are differences explained by the impacts of methane? - Our World in Data

Startups focused on turning insects into animal feed have raised $1 billion USD since 2020.

Source - Why companies are racing to build the world’s biggest bug farm - The Washington Post

Other Resources on value of insect protein

Why you should eat cricket protein | Mighty Cricket

Valala Farms - King Philanthropies - Catalyzing Solutions at the Intersection of Climate and Livelihoods

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