Environment/Climate

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, but it is also short-lived. In this TED Talk, Marcelo Mena, a professor and former environmental minister in Chile, explains why methane is such a villain and what we need to do to reduce emissions. Currently the CEO of the Global Methane Hub, Mena argues that one of the solutions to the methane problem is in our food system. We need to cut back on beef, reduce food waste—from farm to our dinner tables—and conduct more research to find more effective and permanent solutions. (Ted talk, 2023; 9’20”)
Methane is a major contributor to global warming, but by eating less meat and reducing food waste, methane emissions could be greatly reduced.

Everyone, from farms to households, contributes to food waste, with discarded food wasting water, land, energy, and labor. ReFED (2021, 2’)

Getting food that would otherwise be wasted to needy people (The Farmlink Project, 5’)

This University of California video offers practical strategies for reducing food waste at home and in communities.

French supermarket sells “Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables” to reduce food waste and cut food costs.