Kinver, Mark. "Cutting Food and Carbon Waste-lines for Healthy Climate."BBC News. N.p., 7 Apr. 2016. Web. 10 Apr. 2016. <http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35988093>.
New studies have shown that reducing food waste and changing caloric sources can help cut carbon emissions and help feed the growing global population. As more and more people eating a meat based diet as countries grow richer, this trend proves to be unsustainable because meat production requires more energy. Scientists, including Professor Kropp from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, also found that 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions could be caused by food waste by 2050. If we continue with our current ways, we will face major obstacles in feeding the population and cutting carbon emissions in less than half a century. Although many may not be aware of the negative impact of food waste, there has to be a change in the way people consume food in order to create a sustainable future.
The information in this article is very relevant to society because we can individually make an effort to help reduce food waste and change our food consumption to cut carbon emissions and work towards a safer future. For example, people can eat less meat in their diet because they would be consuming more energy efficient sources of food. They can also try to reduce food waste in their daily lives. There are some environmental problems that seem to be out of reach for many everyday citizens, but people can definitely help towards solving the issue of food waste that is presented in this article by changing their daily habits.
This article was very concise and presented the information in a way that a larger audience can understand. They used language that was easily understood without extensive scientific knowledge. However, the author could have expanded on the types of researchers that conducted this study and included a few more scientific details. Although I was able to gain a general understanding of the topic, it would have been beneficial for the author to write about the different programs that they used to conduct the studies and make predictions. Sharing such information with the audience would have made the article seem more credible and detailed.
I found Audrey’s review of the article “Cutting Food and Carbon Waste-lines for Healthy Climate” to be very interesting. One specific aspect of the review that was done well was including the relevance of this article. Another good aspect of the review was including ways people can help solve the issue of food waste, rather than just say there are ways. Also, I like the suggestion that Audrey made at the end about adding different information of programs that conducted the studies.
ReplyDeleteEven though Audrey’s review was very well written and thought provoking, there are few ways it could be improved even further. One suggestion I have it to include why or how meat production requires more energy. Another suggestion would to expand on what the negative impacts will be.
One piece of information that was new to me was that“10% of global greenhouse gas emissions could be caused by food waste by 2050.” I never truly realized to connection between greenhouse gas emissions and food waste. This fact is something that everyone should be aware of in order to fight food waste.
Not only can reducing/recycling food waste help feed the growing population, but new studies have shown that changing caloric sources can help cut carbon emissions. Meat production requires much more energy than grain growing, and unfortunately people are eating more meat based diet as wealth increases. This is unsustainable; at this rate major obstacles will arise within as little as 50 years in regards to feeding the population and cutting carbon emissions. It is interesting that a whopping 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions is caused by food waste by 2050.
ReplyDeleteI chose to review this article summary because it is a prevalent issue today that will affect my future family. As more people are educated on these issues, hopefully food waste will reduce, carbon emissions will reduce, and meat consumption will reduce per capita. Currently the percentage of vegetarians has been increasing in the past ten years, so maybe that will make a difference. If more people become vegetarians or just reduce meat consumption a real difference can be made.
I liked Audrey’s review, but she could have put in original details or solutions to help solve this issue. However I understand why her review was brief: the article was concise. She could have included the comparison of meat production versus vegetable/grain production. Both Audrey and the author used simple language because there were not that many statistics. This article was not over-the-top informative… I did not really learn anything new. However, it is important to reinforce conflicts so that they can be solved.
Kinver, Mark. "Cutting Food and Carbon Waste-lines for Healthy Climate."BBC News. N.p., 7 Apr. 2016. Web. 10 Apr. 2016. .
Audrey,
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with this article review. It was the title that drew me in because it is a topic I am interested with. But your summary was also very well done, clear and concise. You addressed the problem with food waste and carbon emissions right away and maintained that subject throughout. You included sufficient data from the professors in the article which was good to see, too, as this kept your review easy to follow. I also liked your second paragraph in which you talked about the importance of the article and possible ways we can fix the carbon problem. As I read your review, I did not come across anything that seemed overly superfluous and unnecessary.
However, there were still some things that I noticed that you could have improved on. For example, although you used information and data from the article, you did not include any actual quotes. This would have been nice to see because it would have validated your review and made your points even stronger. Another thing you could have done to strengthen your review is improve your vocabulary and avoid empty pronouns such as “this” and “that” without identifying what exactly they refer to.
Still, I enjoyed reading your review and was concerned about the statistic of 10% greenhouse gasses being caused by food waste by 2050. You definitely raised my awareness in this subject. I liked seeing how you included your own viable solutions at the end as well.Great job!
Sam Connors
Kinver, Mark. "Cutting Food and Carbon Waste-lines for Healthy Climate."BBC News. N.p., 7 Apr. 2016. Web. 10 Apr. 2016. .
For my current event comment, I read Audrey’s review of the article “Cutting Food and Carbon Waste-lines for Healthy Climate” by Mark Kinver. While reading the review, there were three main things that I would extremely appealing. First, I thought her use of statistics in the summary paragraph did a great job of extenuating the points she made. By stating directly that the study found exactly that “10% of global greenhouse gas emissions could be caused by food waste by 2050,” she added direct backing to her points. Second, I thought her summary paragraph was strong with regard to its content. While it wasn’t super long, it was solidly concise and still contained enough background information to the point where I could easily understand the study itself. Third, I thought her analysis paragraph was extremely strong. Seemingly obvious, Audrey went to a higher level in her description and evaluation of the connection between global warming, food waste, and future societies, seemingly motivating her readers to take action against the problem at hand.
ReplyDeleteWhile the review was strong, there were a couple suggestions I would like to make. First, I would suggest incorporating quotes into the summary paragraph. Quotes add additional backing to the arguments you put forth as the author, and they can also compel the reader towards the information you are professing by presenting them with reputable, professional opinions on the matter. Also, I would prefer a deeper explanation of the study itself. What procedures did the scientists undergo to get the results and statistics they did? A little research could go a long way here.
Overall, this review was a great overview and evaluation of the topic. While I understood global warming and the link between it and agriculture/the meat industry, I had never quite understood the extent to which the meat industry contributes to global warming. As a significant meat-eater, I may look to revise my diet for the better of the planet. Great job, Audrey!
Ellie Briskin AP Biology C Even
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Kinver, Mark. "Cutting Food and Carbon Waste-lines for Healthy Climate."BBC News. N.p., 7 Apr. 2016. Web. 10 Apr. 2016. .
Awesome job with this review, Audrey! First off, you summarized everything clearly and seemingly with ease, covering all of the main points of the article without including any extraneous details. Not only that, but you were able to establish a connection to how this topic affects human beings today, something that many people struggle with in these current events; you helped the reader see how we can individually make a personal effort to help reduce food waste and change our food consumption to cut carbon emissions and work towards a safer future. Going as far as to give specific examples of how the reader can beneficially act was superb. Thirdly, your writing style was very easy to read and follow, yet remained extremely informative. This is an extremely hard quality to find in nonfiction writings, which are usually either much oversimplified or much overcomplicated; this hints at a real knack you have for writing intellectual reviews!
Audrey, it's so hard to think of any area which could benefit from improvement! But if anything, you may benefit from some more outside information in general. I’m still not clear on how exactly reducing food waste and changing caloric sources can help cut carbon emissions. This took away from my ability to understand the context that this article was written under and the conditions that spur the author to make such drastic calls to action. Secondly, although your writing on its own, Audrey, was great, the professionalism of the article could have been enhanced with the inclusion of quotes. Although this is overall not too significant, the use of scientific quotes would have legitimized your argument and made it stronger.
But on the whole, Audrey, this review was astounding. Your writing and analysis blew me away. It really taught me a lot about food waste, food production, and the food industry’s effect on the environment, a topic I was aware of before but not very knowledgeable about. After reading this, I'll be sure to pay closer attention to similar articles pertaining to the quest to know how humanity can live in a more sustainable way. Of course, discoveries in this topic also force me to remember that scientifically, there is always room for improvement, and that no progress in any field is ever truly completed; we have some “better methods” now, but no real solutions for these environmental issues, so we must continue to work towards a more concrete resolution. Overall, I chose this article because of my lack of knowledge of the topic, and am extremely glad that this is the one I read. Thanks, Audrey, for giving me such a great read!