Vermont Public is independent, community-supported media, serving Vermont with trusted, relevant and essential information. We share stories that bring people together, from every corner of our region. New to Vermont Public? Start here.

© 2024 Vermont Public | 365 Troy Ave. Colchester, VT 05446

Public Files:
WVTI · WOXM · WVBA · WVNK · WVTQ · WVTX
WVPR · WRVT · WOXR · WNCH · WVPA
WVPS · WVXR · WETK · WVTB · WVER
WVER-FM · WVLR-FM · WBTN-FM

For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Explore our latest coverage of environmental issues, climate change and more.

How Our Food Choices Can Affect Climate Change

Can eating less meat save the atmosphere? "Vermont Edition" looks at how changes in the food system can affect climate change.
cglade
/
iStock
Can eating less meat save the atmosphere? "Vermont Edition" looks at how changes in the food system can affect climate change.

The recent IPCC climate change report called on people to consume fewer animal products as a method of reducing greenhouse gases. Vermont Edition looks at how the food choices we make affect the emissions we create.
We'll speak with Meredith Niles, a UVM professor in the department of nutrition and food sciences in the Food Systems Program, about how production, processing and consumption of foods can affect the earth's climate. She was one of the authors of a recent report on climate change and food systems.

Plus we'll hear from Soil4Climate co-founder and co-director Seth Itzkan on methods livestock farmers can adopt to positively affect the atmosphere.

Broadcast live on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Latest Stories