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The Carbon Footprint of Food

Game

A game with flashcards that contain the carbon emissions (in gCO2e) of different foods. This game has been developed by GGDOT with Take A Bite Out Of Climate Change.

A picture of the food item is on each card with the following categories:

  1. Emissions
  2. Water
  3. Fibre
  4. Calories
  5. Protein
  6. Driving

There are no fixed rules for the game and students can make up their own rules or borrow rules from other games. Users can download the food flashcards and print them for use in the classroom.

Students will be introduced to carbon emissions of different food types such as bread, butter, porridge, coffee, milk, eggs, pizza, lamb, steak, fish, vegetables and others. They will further be able to understand the different nutritional values of common food items.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

  1. What is the carbon footprint of sausages, lamb, steak, fish, different vegetables?
  2. Discuss which food types are healthy and have low carbon footprints.
About Tool
Tool NameGame: Climate Food Flashcards from GGDOT and Take a Bite Out of Climate Change
DisciplineEnvironmental Sciences, Agricultural Sciences
Topic(s) in DisciplineClimate Change Overview, Agriculture, Food Security
Climate TopicClimate and Food Security
Type of toolGame
Grade LevelPrimary School, Middle School, High School, Undergraduate
LocationGlobal
LanguageEnglish
Translation     –
Developed byGGDOT and TAKE A BITE OUT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Hosted atTAKE A BITE OUT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Link
AccessOnline
Computer SkillsBasic

Mapped Sustainable Development Goal(s), apart from 4 and 13

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