Eating for the Planet

Location: Richmond Campus, Room 1730

Description:

When you visit a restaurant, what do you consider more: health or cost? How do greenhouse gas emissions enter into your equation? How do food choices affect climate change and how can you choose more sustainable meals?

Join Lighter Foodprint for a workshop filled with interactive discussions and activities, and leave with a clear plan to reduce the carbon emissions created by your diet.

Food production accounts for over a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. By providing transparency on the carbon emissions of food by using menu labels, consumers will be able to make more climate-informed choices. A 2020 survey found that consumers were in support of carbon labelling on products across all countries, with two-thirds of consumers saying they think it is a good idea (The Carbon Trust, 2020).

Isabela Ortiz works at Voor Urban Labs, an urban design consultancy, focusing on projects related to Urban Indigenous Peoples and Governance in Canada. At Lighter Foodprint, she volunteers as the Partnerships Coordinator, where she coordinates and manages the outreach strategies.

REGISTER BY:       Sun. Mar. 19      

 

Mandatory membership(s):

• TALK Annual Membership

Available: 17/30

Price: $15.00 Taxes waived

Required age: 50+ on the day of the activity

Notes: Parking is available on all KPU campuses. The cost is $5. • Remember your car’s license plate number. • Go to a Pay station located at main building entrances. • Key in license number (not your stall number); select time; then pay. Coins ($0.25, $1 and $2 coins only), Visa, MasterCard, American Express or PayByPhone are accepted at all Pay stations. They do not accept debit cards. There is also free parking at the Newton Athletic Park at 7395 128 St near the Surrey campus. Park at the south end of the lot and it is about a 10-15 minute walk to campus. If you have a handicapped placard, parking is free in the marked handicapped spaces only. If you park in a regular stall, you are expected to pay. The parking map for each campus, which indicates the location of handicapped spaces, can be found at: kpu.ca/parking-transit/maps.

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