KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM WWF-UK’S NEW EATING FOR NET ZERO REPORT:
🌎 Around 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the food system.
👉 Urgent action is needed to reduce emissions and limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C by 2050.
🌱 Research shows that a diet shift is necessary to transition to climate- and nature-friendly land use and agricultural practices.
🥙 The Livewell diet is a flexible and sustainable diet that could reduce emissions by 36% and biodiversity loss by 20% compared to the current average diet.
🏥 Adoption of the Livewell diet would improve public health and lessen the burden on the NHS.
❌ Less than 1% of the UK population currently meet all the UK government diet recommendations.
🛒Our food choices are deeply influenced by what’s available, what we can afford, and how it’s marketed.
💪 Government and businesses have a vital role to play in enabling and encouraging a shift to healthy, sustainable diets.
👥 Healthy, sustainable food should be available, affordable, and accessible for everyone.
3️⃣ The Livewell diet outlined in this report is a triple win for people, climate and nature.
💸 The Livewell diet doesn’t cost more and isn’t a radical departure from today’s diet
🍗 Although the Livewell Diet prioritises a shift from animal to plant protein and a reduction in products high in fat, salt and sugar, it doesn’t mean everyone has to become vegetarian or vegan or to give up treats.
Read the whole report here.
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