The Problem With Food and Climate — and How To Fix It | Jonathan Foley | TED

Global food production — from meat to grains — accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, says sustainability scientist Jonathan Foley. He presents a portfolio of data-backed solutions to build a better food system world-wide, starting with four key steps to cut emissions.

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[nicolehernandez]

If we all try to minimize eating animal products, it will help our planet more.

[hermitonthelake]

Just remember: At least 78% of ALL carbon emissions are caused by fossil fuels, not farming. They do mention it this time, but I'm getting tired of TED's BS on this subject. The food system definitely needs to move toward regenerative agriculture...but If 78% of climate change is primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels, maybe it's time to stop blaming farms and start blaming the real culprits. At least you're giving the correct stats this time. I'll look forward to TED videos addressing the other 78% of the problem...and I don't mean another video about "vat-meat."

[HakuCell]

let's be real, we WOULD need the world to go vegan tomorrow.

[ahmedessam]

his point of view is soooo amazing. it give me insight about the relation between climate change and food

[Ribberflavenous]

I have an issue with the methane emissions for livestock. The number represents the industrial lot system, where cattle are fed to fatten, they are not ever grazed. The waste from the feed lots are also an environmental hazard. I debate neither of these facts. My point is this is a relatively new method of husbandry and you should check out "AMP" or Regenerative farming for cattle which is reflective of the days in North America where bison herds created the fertile soils farmers are depleting. AMP husbandry is actually a carbon sink, net negative greenhouse gas method. It is not the cows, it is how you work them.

[Zednor]

This plan would be great, but only alongside massive long term sustainable reduction in global consumption and demand. Just focusing on optimizing the supply side as in this talk would only make things worse in the long run without a reduction in global consumption. The reason for that is that by exclusively focusing on optimizing supply, while ignoring demand, simply creates even greater demand in the long run, mainly be way of enabling population growth, which in turn eventually drives a large increase in consumption and demand. The further global population surpasses viable global supply, the more painful and deadly it will be during the inevitable correction down to the available supply.

[GrimFowler]

I love how he basically blames it all on farming and doesnt even mention how processed our food is, or how much pollution food plants make. I mean, what if we just didnt make corn syrup and vegetable oil

[vickidasilva]

If the change message is reduce and not 💯 stop consuming any animals, aquatic life etc that is not change. That’s just more of the same. I accept collapse because we are in a predicament and predicaments are not solvable. But as a species we could CHOOSE to collectively go down with the CHANGE to the vegan vibe ❤ of love in action. But we won’t. Our species collectively thrives on denial and selfishness, which is how we got in the irreversible and accelerating predicament of collapse.

[jonathanclark]

Good overall message, thanks-- I did not see the connection between the 6 pillars of GHG reduction and the desired outcomes listed in the conclusion, though. Do the numbers add up to sustainable agriculture, or would we continue emitting GHGs even with all the mitigations?

[driesanalog]

"I used to be a Covid-19 expert, now I'm a Climate expert" ... 🤡

[karlbjorklund]

We must to transform into immortal, indestructible cybernetic organisms capable of absorbing energy from any nearby molecule if we're going to live long enough to solve climate change and make good movies again

[StarTreeNFT]

Great subject matter, mind numbing cadence! 😮😅😂

[Wizartar]

you know if less people existed we'd need less food. Why not pay people to be childless. 30-60 years it would help massively with the amount of food & energy required. A humane and ethical depopulation strategy needs to be talked about and encourage. Rather than making everyone so poor they don't want kid. The shock of instantly removing food supply will cause famine and death which is also a depopulation strategy, but not a good one.

[dawidwolnik]

Reduction in population would help, we have less children...

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[falloutfarms]

The simple solution is to heavily tax the movement of food… people who live in NYC have plenty of modern food alternatives already, they don’t need to import it. 🪳 🐀

[learninggcn]

Well, I like his Voice, But I don't know what he said .
Emm.
Climate Change .
Wow, Wow. this video's Ads are not USA 's Election Ad from Democrat .👏👏

[robertrafer]

The amount of methane that comes from active volcanos and underwater fissures will always be more of an issue than my wonderful delicious steaks. Lol

[tiberiousjc]

Simple solution. Move to space exploration. Fixes population, Fixes food production, Fixes pollution. People in space will be self sufficient, sourcing resources from other places in space.

[homewall]

Deforestation is bad. But logging captures carbon and keeps it sequestered.