food and envi Flashcards

1
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poore and nemecek 2019 how much can the impact of the same product vary on the envi

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50x

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2
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what is best dietry change planet poore and nemecek

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-conscious vegan but all vegetarian diets less impact than meat

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3
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poore and nemecek how to reduce impact food system planet

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-whole supply chain reduce emessions
-retailer reduce waste, scouse low impact, reduce pakaging
-consumer change diet

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4
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cripa et al how much green house gas does the food system account for

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1/3

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5
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cripa et al where does the most emissions producing food come from

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farm to gate

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6
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cripa et al suggestions improve food system

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-decarbonization, energy efficiency
-change production
-work out how to create behavour change
-more monitoring food system

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7
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berner-lee et al 2001 what is the amount of emissions one person eats embodied emissions year

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2.7 t co2 year

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8
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berner lee et al 2011 how may uk GHG emissions come from food?

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19%

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9
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how much emessions would you save go vegetarian and vegan?

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-vegetarian- 22%
-vegan- 26%

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10
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springman et al 2018 how much could the impact of the food system on the planet increase by 2050?

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50-90%

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11
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springman et al 2018 if we change food system how much could we reduce impact on planetary boundaries

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3-30%

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12
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springman 2018 by 2050 how much food water cross blue water boundary

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50%

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13
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springman 2018 how not cross
-cc
-cropland and blue water
-nitrogen-phos boundary

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-cc= dietry change
-cropland/bluewater= tech and management close yield gap and increase water efficiency
-nit/phos- combo above and reduce food waste

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14
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springman how to change food system 2018

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-regulation
-incentives to farmers
-invest education
-whole supply chain
-incentives dietary change- media, fiscal school work

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15
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how many GT C02 equivalent year food system create

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18

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16
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how much GHG emission come agriculture and land use change

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71%

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17
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how much emission associated meat

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1/2

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18
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how much global fresh water food use

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70%

19
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how to calculate C02 equivalent

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warming potential x tonnes gas

20
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whats embodied emessions

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all different scources of emissions in the production

21
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how much more warming potential does methane have to Co2

A

x28

22
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time scale impact methane

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-large impact short term less impact long term

23
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why lots abilty to reduce impact food system

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impacts of products vary so much = can change how produce what eat to lowewr impact

24
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why out of season asparagus bad

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-grown in dry part peru water intensive and plane

25
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why banana low emissions

A

-low water
-biod exist
-shipped

26
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what is hot housing

A

grow food green houses rely on fossil fuels

27
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whats difference C0 emissions in season oujt season tomato

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in season= 1.3 kg C0d
out = 28 KG Co2

28
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why Green houses still be labeled organic

A

use of hydroponics

29
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whats more important than vegan diet

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where food comes from and how produced

30
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what can impact of omnivore diet be

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-vary massively

31
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what muscles carbon impact

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-low store more carbon than emit

32
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main diet recommendations consumer

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-less meat and dairy
-plant based
-season
-local
-dont do aspagus trap
-apps say carbon

33
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whats increasing yield impact biod

A

-decreases

34
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what product bad biod

A

maize

35
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what product smae impact biod than palm oil

A

sugar cane

36
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what crops low impact biod

A

shaded crops
-perennials

37
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why decline biod industrial nation 1945-1990

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loss 97% hay medow, chalk grass
-abondment leys rotation hedgerows wildflowers trees
Drane marshes

38
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why biod declined uk 1990

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chemical imputs-pestercides insectercides

39
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1990-2015 how much did the killing bees increase

A

x6

40
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what is neonicotinoid

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seed dressing- rape, cereal, maize, sunflowe, beat
-sprayed friut, soil drench, or granule formular pasture
-accumulate envi

41
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features ecological intensification

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-wildlife friendly farming
-varation system
-pollinator home
-rotation
-hedges
-set aside
-riparian vegetation

42
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benefits GMO

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-less chemical inputs
-less land water
-resilient drought
disease
-help fight famine

43
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can GMO be labled organic

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no even though no chemical inputs