Transcript CLEVERNESS - Columbia University

Taking the Next Step:
Improving Our Carbon
Footprint from Food
Kasey Koopmans, Caitlin
Burke, John Nordin, and Joe
Daly
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Transportation
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UK Food Basket
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Surprise!
Emissions without shipping: 1920.9
Kg. CO2/ton
Emissions from shipping: 374.7 Kg.
CO2/ton
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Transport constitutes less than 20 percent!
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Are there factors that
matter more?
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Emissions at the farm level
• Organic versus conventional
farming
• Nitrogen fertilizer
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• Organic Solutions
–Legume planting
–Crop Rotations and Cover Crops
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Dietary Shift
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Conclusion
• The distance food travels
matters, but…
• Farming methods have a
great impact
• Different foods have different
impacts
The best meal is: Locally-grown
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Organically-farmed
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Vegetarian
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