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T1 - Interacting with members of the public to discuss the impact of food choices on climate change-experiences from two UK public engagement events
AU - Kluczkovski, A.
AU - Cook, J.
AU - Downie, H.F.
AU - Fletcher, A.
AU - McLoughlin, L.
AU - Markwick, A.
AU - Bridle, S.L.
AU - Reynolds, C.J.
AU - Rivera, X.S.
AU - Martindale, W.
AU - Frankowska, A.
AU - Moraes, M.M.
AU - Birkett, A.J.
AU - Summerton, S.
AU - Green, R.
AU - Fennell, J.T.
AU - Smith, P.
AU - Ingram, J.
AU - Langley, I.
AU - Yates, L.
AU - Ajagun-Brauns, J.
PY - 2020/3/17
Y1 - 2020/3/17
N2 - Food systems contribute to up to 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and emissions are increasing. Since the emissions vary greatly between different foods, citizens' choices can make a big difference to climate change. Public engagement events are opportunities to communicate these complex issues: to raise awareness about the impact of citizens' own food choices on climate change and to generate support for changes in all food system activities, the food environment and food policy. This article summarises findings from our 'Take a Bite Out of Climate Change' stand at two UK outreach activities during July 2019. We collected engagement information in three main ways: (1) individuals were invited to complete a qualitative evaluation questionnaire comprising of four questions that gauged the person's interests, perceptions of food choices and attitudes towards climate change; (2) an online multiple-choice questionnaire asking about eating habits and awareness/concerns; and (3) a token drop voting activity where visitors answered the question: 'Do you consider greenhouse gases when choosing food?' Our results indicate whether or not people learnt about the environmental impacts of food (effectiveness), how likely they are to move towards a more climate-friendly diet (behavioural change), and how to gather information more effectively at this type of event. © 2020 by authors.
AB - Food systems contribute to up to 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and emissions are increasing. Since the emissions vary greatly between different foods, citizens' choices can make a big difference to climate change. Public engagement events are opportunities to communicate these complex issues: to raise awareness about the impact of citizens' own food choices on climate change and to generate support for changes in all food system activities, the food environment and food policy. This article summarises findings from our 'Take a Bite Out of Climate Change' stand at two UK outreach activities during July 2019. We collected engagement information in three main ways: (1) individuals were invited to complete a qualitative evaluation questionnaire comprising of four questions that gauged the person's interests, perceptions of food choices and attitudes towards climate change; (2) an online multiple-choice questionnaire asking about eating habits and awareness/concerns; and (3) a token drop voting activity where visitors answered the question: 'Do you consider greenhouse gases when choosing food?' Our results indicate whether or not people learnt about the environmental impacts of food (effectiveness), how likely they are to move towards a more climate-friendly diet (behavioural change), and how to gather information more effectively at this type of event. © 2020 by authors.
KW - Behaviour change
KW - Diet
KW - GHGE (greenhouse gas emissions)
KW - Learning tools
KW - Public engagement
KW - Science outreach
U2 - 10.3390/su12062323
DO - 10.3390/su12062323
M3 - Journal article
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 21
JO - Sustainability
JF - Sustainability
SN - 2071-1050
IS - 6
ER -