Reduce Food Loss & Waste
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12, AP
Type: Articles/Websites
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Project Drawdown
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Synopsis
- This new interactive report summarizes the food waste problem, evaluates the potential impact of reducing food waste in the coming decades, and quantifies the reduction in carbon emissions that can be achieved.
- Students will learn about how quickly this “Emergency Brake” solution can help affect climate change, the cost savings of implementing this solution, and the climate impacts at different levels of adoption.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This article is succinct and provides information about secondary impacts (like deforestation) that are relevant to this issue.
- There are many sections in the “Details” section to expand for more information.
Prerequisites
- Before students read, teachers may want to introduce some of the terms and initialisms in this resource, such as GHG, FLW, and others
Differentiation & Implementation
- Biology and AP Environmental Science classes can use the content in this resource and this other resource to support a number of topics related to the carbon cycle, decomposition, and emissions from agricultural products.
- Students can monitor and record the food waste in their household over a week and explore methods to reduce this waste.
- Connections can be made with social studies and geography classes when discussing the different reasons for food waste in different countries.
Food waste is an environmental problem worsening the impact of climate change. This resource gives valid explanation of the correlation of food waste to climate change. Recommended for teaching.
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