On 20th June we hosted a sharing session for our Planet-Based Diets Calculator. The Calculator allows users to assess the environmental (including land use, water use and GHG emissions) and health impacts of their own weekly diet, and what would happen if everyone in their country ate like them. It can also be an important tool for scientists and policymakers to realise the power of shifting consumption patterns in achieving nature and climate goals.<\/p>\n
This session will explore how the Calculator can be used to influence consumer choices and shape policy, and look at two examples of how it is being used to support the implementation of national-level food systems transformation. <\/p>\n
With data from nearly 150 countries that accounts for how foods are sourced and produced differently around the world, the Planet-Based Diets Calculator provides key insight to the national-level dietary transitions needed to benefit climate, nature and people, and actions needed at the consumption level. Changing what we eat is the single biggest way to reduce food-based greenhouse gas emissions, and dietary shifts could almost half food-related wildlife loss and agricultural land-use.<\/p>\n
Planet-Based Diets are \u201cwin-win\u201d consumption patterns that are high on human health benefits and low on environmental impacts. Diets are different all over the world, and there\u2019s no one-size fits all solution, but there are common themes. Planet-Based Diets are flexible and can be adapted to local contexts; comprise healthy foods produced within planetary boundaries; and discourage over-consumption of any foods and encourage agrobiodiversity. They include a high proportion of plant-based foods, but can also include a certain amount of animal-source foods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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