To effectively reduce your Carbon and Food footprint, an easy measure is to go vegan for the duration of the fast.
Greenhouse gas emissions connected to our food system may account for as much as a quarter of all human emissions. Lowering your food-related emissions will help lower your overall footprint and help slow down the rise of greenhouse gas emissions.
The Carbon Foodprint for 5 diets compared calculates that your greenhouse gas emissions will drop by at least one tonne of CO2e going from an average food diet to a vegan diet.
Eat Smart. Your Food Choices Affect the Climate compares various foods to car miles driven.
Food’s Carbon Footprint has a table comparing food, and 10 tips to reducing your Carbon Footprint.
Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or poultry. Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do not use other animal products and by-products such as eggs, dairy products, honey, leather, fur, silk, wool, cosmetics, and soaps derived from animal products.
The Trash One Person Produces in One Year How much trash does someone produce in one year?
Resources
http://veg.ca/2012/12/13/choose-local-organic/
http://veg.ca/2007/04/15/climate-change-the-inconvenient-truth-about-wh…
http://veg.ca/2007/02/01/meat-and-the-environment/