Food For The Planet
Newcastle upon Tyne
5600.86 tonnes of CO2 saved per year
Using the Food for the Planet resources, Food Newcastle aim to influence local organisations and residents to move towards more planet-friendly choices. We will encourage catering outlets (including both public & voluntary sectors) to make ‘Planet Pledges’, including more plant-focused meals, higher welfare meat & dairy and wasting less food, to make sustainable food more accessible to local people.
Using the #reduceredirectrecycle hashtag, we plan to use social media to raise awareness of commitments organisations make, and to encourage individuals to make similar commitments. Including #reduce meat and dairy consumption, #redirect shopping to use more local suppliers and #recycle surplus food.
We see the Newcastle campaign helping tackle the climate and nature emergency, through taking food-related actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Using the Every Mouthful Counts toolkit, the following actions would commit to an estimated reduction in carbon;
- Serving more climate friendly meals focusing on reducing meat consumption and increased plantbased options, saving 0.5kg GHG emissions per meal per year
- Running food waste awareness campaign and providing support for surplus food redistribution, saving 4.00kg GHG emissions per kg of food waste reduced per year
Using the Food for the Planet resources, Food Newcastle aim to influence local organisations and residents to move towards more planet-friendly choices. We will encourage catering outlets (including both public & voluntary sectors) to make ‘Planet Pledges’, including more plant-focused meals, higher welfare meat & dairy and wasting less food, to make sustainable food more accessible to local people.
Using the #reduceredirectrecycle hashtag, we plan to use social media to raise awareness of commitments organisations make, and to encourage individuals to make similar commitments. Including #reduce meat and dairy consumption, #redirect shopping to use more local suppliers and #recycle surplus food.
We see the Newcastle campaign helping tackle the climate and nature emergency, through taking food-related actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Using the Every Mouthful Counts toolkit, the following actions would commit to an estimated reduction in carbon;
- Serving more climate friendly meals focusing on reducing meat consumption and increased plantbased options, saving 0.5kg GHG emissions per meal per year
- Running food waste awareness campaign and providing support for surplus food redistribution, saving 4.00kg GHG emissions per kg of food waste reduced per year
Food Newcastle has completed 7
Every Mouthful Counts toolkit actions:
Ensure there are opportunities for edible surplus food to be redistributed
5600 tonnes of CO2 saved per year
Support community composting
860 kilogrammes of CO2 saved per year
Run food waste awareness-raising and reduction campaigns and events
Promote local climate and nature friendly food businesses to the public
Deliver public campaigns to encourage people to adopt a more climate-friendly diet
Establish a Local Food Partnership to help drive action on food, climate and nature
Nominate a staff member to lead on food and climate change
