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More and more of us are becoming concerned about climate change and are talking about our carbon footprint.
That’s what we’ll be discussing today as we look at the climate impact of our diet and ways to reduce this footprint.
No topic perhaps embodies the role of climate issues in our daily lives better than food.
But can we alone ensure the ecological footprint of our plate, or is it a collective matter?
And what should we eat to limit global warming?
Guest: Roman Ledoux
I am delighted to welcome today Roman Ledoux, director of MyCO2, affiliated with the Carbone 4 firm.
He launched MyCO2 in 2019 after 10 years of helping companies calculate their carbon footprint and implement decarbonization strategies.
He confided to me that his carbon footprint was around 6 tons.
MyCO2 is an interactive conference where everyone is invited to calculate their personal carbon footprint through a fill-in-the-blank text.
The approach is non-guilt-inducing and fun, with satisfaction feedback of 4.7/5 during the latest public webinars that hosted over 400 people.
The conference allows us to collectively understand the magnitudes of carbon. MyCO2 is the only calculator that provides a reliable comparison with the average carbon footprint and has calculated the carbon footprint of nearly 40,000 people.
My Questions
- Can you remind us what a carbon footprint is?
- Can you explain the role of Carbone 4 and MyCO2?
- What is our carbon footprint in France? The share related to food and other sectors? What are our reduction targets?
- Which countries today have the most decarbonized diets and why?
- What are the foods / production methods (organic or not) / ways of cooking most impactful for the climate? And for what reasons?
- Is eating imported fruits and vegetables bad for the climate?
- What about fish and seafood?
- Among types of meat, which are the most polluting, and why?
- Is it better to have groceries delivered or to drive yourself?
- What would be your advice for decarbonizing one’s diet? For someone just interested in the subject AND for someone already well-advanced?
- What would be the ideal decarbonized plate?
- The top 5 food groups most climate-friendly?
- Can you share one or two decarbonized recipes with us?
Resources to go further
- The MyCO2 site
- The government’s carbon footprint calculator
- Government article on the carbon footprint of food
- Understanding (almost) everything about the climate, CNRS
- Cairn article: Climate and food: getting to the heart of the matter
