Mon assiette pour la planète

Food accounts for 25% of the planet's CO2eq emissions and 50% of deforestation. If all inhabitants of the planet had the same diet as we do, we would need 2 planets to feed ourselves! The good news is that it is relatively easy to significantly reduce our impact through informed food choices, but the bad news is that unfortunately the vast majority of our citizens are poorly informed of this fact. Today, the choice of what we eat is the only opportunity available to secondary school students to take action on climate and biodiversity. We created "My Plate for the Planet" so they can seize this powerful lever for change. Since the Ministry of Education has established eco-schools and eco-delegates, we propose a ready-to-use presentation-debate for eco-delegates to lead in pairs during a one-hour class life session with students. The trained eco-delegates present why food impacts the planet and how each person can take action. They debate the difficulties in implementing these solutions and write their personal commitment. They leave with a booklet that covers the main points to discuss with their families. In one year, by reducing food waste, the proportion of red meat and dairy…