Jonathan Safran Foer: We Are the Weather

Published: Oct. 8, 2019, 3:41 p.m.

b'Is clinging to habits and cravings destroying our future? An outspoken critic of factory farming and animal-centric diets, Jonathan Safran Foer writes that stopping climate change begins with a close look at what we eat \\u2014 and don\\u2019t eat \\u2014 at home for breakfast. At the office, industry leaders like Google are taking steps toward veggie-forward diets by reducing meat, rather than cutting it out entirely. But when it comes to global food habits, are societies up for changing norms \\u2014 individually and collectively \\u2014 at a scale ambitious enough to meet the challenge?\\n\\nGuests:\\nJonathan Safran Foer, Author, "We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast"\\nHelene York, Chief Procurement Officer, Guckenheimer Enterprises; Faculty Member, Food Business School, Culinary Institute of America\\n\\nFor more information on this episode, visit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts. This program was recorded at the Commonwealth Club of California on September 24, 2019.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'