Food Waste
Food Waste is defined as what?
Reductions in edible food mass anywhere along the food chain
Despite only representing 5% of the world population, the U.S. generates more _______ than any other country in the world.
Waste
_________ refers to short term atmospheric conditions while __________ is the weather of a specific region averaged over a long period of time
Weather; Climate
A water footprint is everything we use, wear, buy, sell, and consume that takes ______ to make.
Water
Environmental justice is the idea that all people and communities have a right to _______ protection and ___________ enforcement of environmental laws and regulations.
Equal; Equal
____________ unused food can help reduce food waste.
Recycling/Composting
In less than 15 years, worldwide waste is expected to _______.
Double
The biggest causes of greenhouse gases (which contribute to climate change) include _______________
burning fossil fuels, deforestation, increased livestock farming, use of nitrogen containing fertilizers
The water footprint helps us understand if and how our limited freshwater resources are being consumed or _______.
Polluted
This Swedish teenager is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation.
Greta Thunberg
You can reduce your food waste by making new meals with used foods by using _________.
Leftovers
Recycling significantly reduces use of _______ ______ energy and reduces CO2 emissions
Fossil Fuel
Climate change tends to effect ______________ communities within developed countries especially significantly.
Marginalized
It is possible to track and measure the water footprint on both an individual scale and on a ______ scale.
Global
This beloved Australian activist fought for conservationism and more sustainable practices to protect wildlife.
Steve Irwin
You can help reduce food waste by donating excess food to ____________
Hunger Relief Organizations
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 75% of the American waste stream is recyclable, but we only recycle about ___% of it.
30%
Should the global population reach 9.6 billion by 2050, the equivalent of almost ______ planets could be required to provide the natural resources needed to sustain current lifestyles.
Three
The water footprint of US citizens is 2840 cubic meter per year per capita. About ____% of this water footprint is external.
20%
Tara Houska (Couchiching First Nation) is a tribal attorney and land defender. Houska’s advocacy includes working in _______ __________fighting the ________ Access Pipeline.
North Dakota; Dakota
Food waste can even occur at the retail level due to _____________.
Equipment malfunctions, over-ordering, poor storage, exposure to insects/bacteria, etc.
Making paper from recycled paper reduces the related contribution to air pollution by ____%
95%
On the current path of carbon dioxide emissions, temperature could increase by as much as ___ degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
4.4
Water scarcity affects over _____ billion people for at least one month each year.
2.7
One of the Global Climate Action Summit’s Climate Trailblazers, Dr. Robert Bullard is often considered the father of _________ __________.
Environmental Justice