Resources
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In addition to the resources given at the end of each Low Carbon Diet tips section, the following are some general sites and books that will help you learn more about climate change and food.
General Climate Change / Environmental Resources
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: Climate Basics
Union of Concerned Scientists: Global Warming FAQ
350.org
IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
UN Environment Programme: Climate Change
Food and Climate Change
Center for Food Safety: Climate Friendly Food Tips
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Climate and Agriculture
Think about food World Wildlife Fund video
World Wildlife Fund: Think about your morning latte
Union of Concerned Scientists: Food and Agriculture site
World Wildlife Fund: Sustainable Agriculture
Books
Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It, by Anna Lappe
The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth, by Tim Flannery
Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis, by Vandana Shiva
Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change, by Elizabeth Kolbert