Overcoming climate change adaptation barriers:
A study on food–energy–water impacts of the
average American diet by demographic group
Abstract
Effectively adapting to climate change involves overcoming social and ecological system barriers...The present study uses a three‐phase adaptation framework ... Cradle‐to‐farm‐gate land, greenhouse gas (GHG), and water impacts... are analyzed and differentiated by major demographic groups (Black, Latinx, and White)...
Results indicate that the White demographic yields the highest per capita GHG (680 kg of CO2 eq⋅year−1) and water impacts (328,600 L⋅year−1) from food consumption,3.4 White versus black demographic FEW impacts from food consumption patterns
Figure 3 shows Whites’ FoodEnergyWater impacts from food consumption as they relate to Blacks’ FEW impacts from food consumption. These results are not limited to environmentally intense food items...
When resultant White FEW impacts are higher than the Black FEW impacts, the bar graph extends above the baseline (i.e., 0%) as a positive percentage. When resultant Black FEW impacts are higher than White FEW impacts, the bar graph extends below the baseline as a negative percentage.
When resultant White FEW impacts are higher than the Black FEW impacts, the bar graph extends above the baseline (i.e., 0%) as a positive percentage. When resultant Black FEW impacts are higher than White FEW impacts, the bar graph extends below the baseline as a negative percentage.
