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This article is part of a special section on the Climate Forward conference hosted by The New York Times.bmy88
A Food Connection to Climate ChangeYou might think it strange that the food system, which is responsible for a third of global emissions, is not brought up more as a focus of climate action. You don’t see it in protest slogans, you don’t hear politicians railing about it, and it’s not often a leading subject at climate change gatherings.
There are a few glaring reasons, according to Andy Jarvis, the director of future of food at the Bezos Earth Fund, the philanthropic climate change organization started by the billionaire Jeff Bezos. The fund has $10 billion to distribute by 2030 to foster ideas and action related to sustainability and emissions reduction, including $1 billion earmarked for “food system transformation.”
“One is, it’s not such a clear-cut source,” Dr. Jarvis said in a video interview before the Climate Forward event, referring to the disparate ways that food generates emissions, including methane emitted by grazing cows, trees cut down for cattle grazing and uneaten food sent to landfills.
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe second reason is politics. It’s not easy taking on food interests, Dr. Jarvis said. “As much as it sounds like taking on the biggest corporations, oil companies, the most powerful lobbies in the world — that’s probably a lower-hanging fruit than taking on food.”
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One other reason food isn’t highlighted above other emissions sources is that there is not one obvious solution. That’s why Mr. Jarvis said his organization funds differing approaches to reducing emissions from food, even when they appear to be in competition.
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