You don’t need to be a climate scientist to be convinced that the climate crisis is real. All it takes, sometimes, is just looking out your window. With quickly melting ice caps, Central Park daffodils blooming in January, and an estimated 150,000 climate-related fatalities every year, the gravity of the crisis is more apparent every day.
The fight against the climate crisis is certainly the biggest challenge our species has ever faced. How we address the crisis will determine our planetary fate.
While more of us get it–climate change is serious–we’re at the beginning of the battle to determine what we should do about it.
In my new book, Diet for a Hot Planet, I plunge into the heart of this debate with a powerful message: If we are serious about addressing the climate crisis, we’ve got to talk about food.
Nearly one third of all greenhouse gas emissions indirectly or directly connected to food and agriculture–that’s more than all transportation emissions. With such a significant (and complicated) impact, I wanted to help you understand the connection between global warming and the food on your plate and what you can do about it.
Take a Bite provides you with info on the book, up-to-date research and analysis as well as connects you with experts in the field. Primers will help you understand the connection between the industrial food and the climate crisis and how sustainable agriculture can contribute to climate stability.
At the Bite Blog, I share stories from the road as I travel around the country, connecting with advocates on the frontlines of the fight for healthy, cool food for all.
Together we can take a bite out of climate change!
Anna Lappé
author and co-founder of the
Small Planet Institute & Fund
To connect you with the inspiration and resources to take action in your own life and in your communities to help mitigate the climate crisis, protect natural resources, and foster nourishing, safe, fairly produced food for everyone.
