All Land on Earth
The environmental impact of food can be confusing. The most useful shortcut is to ask: "Does it require a lot of land?" Many people are confused by the impact of food and there are so many dilemmas and issues: meat vs plants, local, seasonal, organic, etc. The problem is that most of the impact of food is hidden. 71% of food emissions come from growing food, not transport, packaging, or consumption. And that's why land use is the most important indicator. For example... 🍌 Banana: Hundreds of bananas grow on a single tree ➡️ little land use ➡️ low footprint (despite long transport) 🥒 Cucumber wrapped in plastic: Many cucumbers grow on a small plant ➡️ little land use ➡️ low footprint (despite plastic packaging) 🥩 Beef: requires a lot of grass to feed the cows ➡️ high land use ➡️ high footprint (even if it's local) 🥓 Pork: requires a lot of corn & soy to feed the pigs ➡️ high land use ➡️ high footprint If something requires a lot of land it means that we have less nature. In the most extreme case, it causes deforestation. If something requires a lot of land it usually also needs more of something else. For example, to feed pigs you need corn and that not only requires land but also fertilizer, pesticides, and water. Now for some counter-arguments: "...BUT bananas come by airplane!" No they don't. They come by boat, and per kg product, this has a very low footprint (see a different video in the comments). "...BUT cows eat grass that humans can't eat" 1) The number one cause of deforestation is to make space for pasture. 2) Most grasslands for cows are monocultures and cannot be counted as nature. This releases CO2. 3) There is also an opportunity cost: that grassland could be forest (or wild grassland). 4) And cows burp methane (which is not offset by carbon sequestration from grazing). What do you think? Is this a useful question? Does it help you? Source: Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser (2019) - “Land Use” Published online at OurWorldInData #sustainablefood #sustainablefoods #lessmeat #plantbasedprotein #climateactionnow #climateaction #eatmoreplants
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Generate a caption and a hook for a tiktok video with the following parameters:
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forkranger
## Main Category
Food & Drink
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Cooking Tutorials
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All Land on Earth
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The environmental impact of food can be confusing. The most useful shortcut is to ask: "Does it require a lot of land?" Many people are confused by the impact of food and there are so many dilemmas and issues: meat vs plants, local, seasonal, organic, etc. The problem is that most of the impact of food is hidden. 71% of food emissions come from growing food, not transport, packaging, or consumption. And that's why land use is the most important indicator. For example... 🍌 Banana: Hundreds of bananas grow on a single tree ➡️ little land use ➡️ low footprint (despite long transport) 🥒 Cucumber wrapped in plastic: Many cucumbers grow on a small plant ➡️ little land use ➡️ low footprint (despite plastic packaging) 🥩 Beef: requires a lot of grass to feed the cows ➡️ high land use ➡️ high footprint (even if it's local) 🥓 Pork: requires a lot of corn & soy to feed the pigs ➡️ high land use ➡️ high footprint If something requires a lot of land it means that we have less nature. In the most extreme case, it causes deforestation. If something requires a lot of land it usually also needs more of something else. For example, to feed pigs you need corn and that not only requires land but also fertilizer, pesticides, and water. Now for some counter-arguments: "...BUT bananas come by airplane!" No they don't. They come by boat, and per kg product, this has a very low footprint (see a different video in the comments). "...BUT cows eat grass that humans can't eat" 1) The number one cause of deforestation is to make space for pasture. 2) Most grasslands for cows are monocultures and cannot be counted as nature. This releases CO2. 3) There is also an opportunity cost: that grassland could be forest (or wild grassland). 4) And cows burp methane (which is not offset by carbon sequestration from grazing). What do you think? Is this a useful question? Does it help you? Source: Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser (2019) - “Land Use” Published online at OurWorldInData #sustainablefood #sustainablefoods #lessmeat #plantbasedprotein #climateactionnow #climateaction #eatmoreplants
user
Generate a caption for a tiktok video with the following parameters:
## Username
forkranger
## Main Category
Food & Drink
## Sub Category
Cooking Tutorials
## Hook
All Land on Earth
assistant
## Caption
The environmental impact of food can be confusing. The most useful shortcut is to ask: "Does it require a lot of land?" Many people are confused by the impact of food and there are so many dilemmas and issues: meat vs plants, local, seasonal, organic, etc. The problem is that most of the impact of food is hidden. 71% of food emissions come from growing food, not transport, packaging, or consumption. And that's why land use is the most important indicator. For example... 🍌 Banana: Hundreds of bananas grow on a single tree ➡️ little land use ➡️ low footprint (despite long transport) 🥒 Cucumber wrapped in plastic: Many cucumbers grow on a small plant ➡️ little land use ➡️ low footprint (despite plastic packaging) 🥩 Beef: requires a lot of grass to feed the cows ➡️ high land use ➡️ high footprint (even if it's local) 🥓 Pork: requires a lot of corn & soy to feed the pigs ➡️ high land use ➡️ high footprint If something requires a lot of land it means that we have less nature. In the most extreme case, it causes deforestation. If something requires a lot of land it usually also needs more of something else. For example, to feed pigs you need corn and that not only requires land but also fertilizer, pesticides, and water. Now for some counter-arguments: "...BUT bananas come by airplane!" No they don't. They come by boat, and per kg product, this has a very low footprint (see a different video in the comments). "...BUT cows eat grass that humans can't eat" 1) The number one cause of deforestation is to make space for pasture. 2) Most grasslands for cows are monocultures and cannot be counted as nature. This releases CO2. 3) There is also an opportunity cost: that grassland could be forest (or wild grassland). 4) And cows burp methane (which is not offset by carbon sequestration from grazing). What do you think? Is this a useful question? Does it help you? Source: Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser (2019) - “Land Use” Published online at OurWorldInData #sustainablefood #sustainablefoods #lessmeat #plantbasedprotein #climateactionnow #climateaction #eatmoreplants
user
Generate a hook for a tiktok video with the following parameters:
## Username
forkranger
## Main Category
Food & Drink
## Sub Category
Cooking Tutorials
## Caption
The environmental impact of food can be confusing. The most useful shortcut is to ask: "Does it require a lot of land?" Many people are confused by the impact of food and there are so many dilemmas and issues: meat vs plants, local, seasonal, organic, etc. The problem is that most of the impact of food is hidden. 71% of food emissions come from growing food, not transport, packaging, or consumption. And that's why land use is the most important indicator. For example... 🍌 Banana: Hundreds of bananas grow on a single tree ➡️ little land use ➡️ low footprint (despite long transport) 🥒 Cucumber wrapped in plastic: Many cucumbers grow on a small plant ➡️ little land use ➡️ low footprint (despite plastic packaging) 🥩 Beef: requires a lot of grass to feed the cows ➡️ high land use ➡️ high footprint (even if it's local) 🥓 Pork: requires a lot of corn & soy to feed the pigs ➡️ high land use ➡️ high footprint If something requires a lot of land it means that we have less nature. In the most extreme case, it causes deforestation. If something requires a lot of land it usually also needs more of something else. For example, to feed pigs you need corn and that not only requires land but also fertilizer, pesticides, and water. Now for some counter-arguments: "...BUT bananas come by airplane!" No they don't. They come by boat, and per kg product, this has a very low footprint (see a different video in the comments). "...BUT cows eat grass that humans can't eat" 1) The number one cause of deforestation is to make space for pasture. 2) Most grasslands for cows are monocultures and cannot be counted as nature. This releases CO2. 3) There is also an opportunity cost: that grassland could be forest (or wild grassland). 4) And cows burp methane (which is not offset by carbon sequestration from grazing). What do you think? Is this a useful question? Does it help you? Source: Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser (2019) - “Land Use” Published online at OurWorldInData #sustainablefood #sustainablefoods #lessmeat #plantbasedprotein #climateactionnow #climateaction #eatmoreplants
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## Hook
All Land on Earth