https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles Carbon footprints of food en-us 2016-02-11 15:23:45 UTC 2025-10-15 11:36:32 UTC hello@padlet.com trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94620969 6. 2 Environmental risks - Carbon footprints of food.]]> 2016-02-11 15:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94620969 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94622409 Using the following link calculate both the air miles (in kilometers) and C02 emissions that have resulted from the exotic fruit salad you have just eaten. Note: Calculations should be based on air transport.
What is the total distance travelled and CO2 emissions?

]]> 2016-02-11 15:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94622409 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94624900 Define the following:

• FOOD MILES
• CARBON FOOTPRINT

]]> 2016-02-11 15:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94624900 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94627393 Listen to the short interview with Tim Lang, the person responsible for coining the phrase 'food miles'. What key points does he discuss/raise?]]> 2016-02-11 15:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94627393 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94634422 Listen to Jay Rayner. What arguments does he put forward to suggest locally grown food can actually be worse than that which involves lots of food miles?]]> 2016-02-11 15:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94634422 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94639373 Watch the short video and make a note of the arguments for and against buying locally]]> 2016-02-11 16:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94639373 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94640017 Watch the BBC interview with Jay Rayner. using this as a starting point, explain why it might be better to focus on things such as LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS rather than food miles.]]> 2016-02-11 16:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94640017 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94684328 Ethical shopping just got more complicated. The idea that only local produce is good is under attack. There is growing evidence to suggest that some air-freighted food is greener than food produced in the UK. Robin McKie and Caroline Davies report on how the concept of food miles became oversimplified - and is damaging the planet in the process.

Read the following article and summarise the key points in under 200 words.]]> 2016-02-11 18:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94684328 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94685473 Will buying locally-produced food save the planet? Food writer Stefan Gates argues that it's not worth worrying about "food miles".]]> 2016-02-11 18:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94685473 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94690087 What does this image say about the source of CO2 emissions from transportation related to food]]> 2016-02-11 18:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94690087 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94691451 Given what you now know, what would you say to a 'locavore' who argues that food miles are bad for the environment?

]]> 2016-02-11 18:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/94691451 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/95564313 Using the following link to complete Task 1]]> 2016-02-17 15:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/95564313 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/206624579 What are the key environmental concerns highlighted in the following video clip: ]]> 2017-11-14 09:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/206624579 trains8_1 https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/333123099 This short video highlights the amount of energy required in the journey of a fish finger, from ocean to plate]]> 2019-02-20 11:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/trains8_1/airmiles/wish/333123099