Danes' meals consumption alone contributes roughly 20 % of the overall local weather burden per individual. Madkulturen's research present that many Danes wish to eat extra climate-friendly, however many lack data about which meals are sustainable.
“As a society, we face an enormous activity if we’re to satisfy our excessive local weather ambitions. And we as residents can be a part of the answer, for instance by making our consumption extra climate-friendly. However I perceive very effectively in case you have issue, for instance, chopping again on meat and altering your consuming habits. We clearly discover it tough to translate sustainability right into a concrete meal, regardless that it occupies numerous house within the minds of the Danes. We must change that collectively. And though it’s implausible that there are some who’re able to take the actually huge steps, there may be additionally a gaggle who should comply with at a special tempo, and that’s additionally completely okay”, says Minister of Meals Mogens Jensen (S).
Local weather ideas in co-creation with the Danes
Along with the local weather minister, Dan Jørgensen (S,), the meals minister has due to this fact requested Madkulturen to provoke a venture that can lead to concrete, actionable local weather ideas, which might be developed along with the Danes.
“It’s my expertise that many Danes wish to make their contribution to doing one thing about local weather change. And right here the kitchen is among the locations the place the potential to make a distinction is nice. I welcome this development. No matter the truth that the inexperienced transition additionally requires giant widespread options in our society, this can be very essential that as many individuals as doable additionally contribute individually. Nobody can do every part. However everybody can do one thing”, says local weather minister Dan Jørgensen.
Local weather ideas for on a regular basis meals might be launched throughout spring 2020.