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Climate Change
“When we think about threats to the environment, we tend to picture cars and smokestacks, not dinner. But the truth is, our need for food poses one of the biggest dangers to the planet.”
- 1/3 of GHG come from the food system.
- 80% of GHG emissions from the food system come from agriculture.
-Jonathon Foley, current Executive Director of Project Drawdown.
Contact
Melinda Herzog
Healthy Communities Issue Leader
mmh62@cornell.edu
845-340-3990 ext. 342
Last updated November 15, 2019