Summary
Bunch of major food corporations put their support behind meaningful action on climate change; representatives from Mars, General Mills, Unilever, Ben & Jerry's and Nestle are calling for strong government action on climate. Rep. Chris Gibson talked up efforts to expand access to solar engery, like the Department of Energy's SunShot program, and the conversion of coal-fired power plant at the U.S. Army's Fort Drum installation to biomass. Food companies said climate change poses a risk to their ability to do business. "We fundamentally rely on Mother Nature to provide the ingredients for the food we serve," said Kim Nelson, senior vice president for external relations at General Mills. "If left unaddressed, climate change represents a variety of risks to our company and to our planet." General Mills relies on products like cocoa grown in West Africa and almonds grown in California, two regions afflicted by climate change driven drought. The food industry, by virtue of its reliance on agriculture, is inherently affected by climate change. Those five food companies, along with Kellogg, Stonyfield Farm, New Belgium Brewing, Danone and Clif Bar, have also signed onto a letter arguing that "now is the time to meaningfully address the reality of climate change."
Bunch of major food corporations put their support behind meaningful action on climate change; representatives from Mars, General Mills, Unilever, Ben & Jerry's and Nestle are calling for strong government action on climate. Rep. Chris Gibson talked up efforts to expand access to solar engery, like the Department of Energy's SunShot program, and the conversion of coal-fired power plant at the U.S. Army's Fort Drum installation to biomass. Food companies said climate change poses a risk to their ability to do business. "We fundamentally rely on Mother Nature to provide the ingredients for the food we serve," said Kim Nelson, senior vice president for external relations at General Mills. "If left unaddressed, climate change represents a variety of risks to our company and to our planet." General Mills relies on products like cocoa grown in West Africa and almonds grown in California, two regions afflicted by climate change driven drought. The food industry, by virtue of its reliance on agriculture, is inherently affected by climate change. Those five food companies, along with Kellogg, Stonyfield Farm, New Belgium Brewing, Danone and Clif Bar, have also signed onto a letter arguing that "now is the time to meaningfully address the reality of climate change."
Reflection
I chose this article mainly because it had to do with cereal and it caught my attention because I didn't necessarily know that the climate change was affecting my cereal. Food corporations are demanding the government to do something about it, but what can the government really do about it. Yes, the drought in California is a problem, but its a problem that the only way to help is by saving water. I like cereal the majority of people do and it'd be sad if there was no more of our favorite cereals in stores. This just shows that corporations rely to much on Mother Nature's resources and that should make several changes like for example not use too much sugar in their food products? or maybe make less artificial foods or preservatives?
I chose this article mainly because it had to do with cereal and it caught my attention because I didn't necessarily know that the climate change was affecting my cereal. Food corporations are demanding the government to do something about it, but what can the government really do about it. Yes, the drought in California is a problem, but its a problem that the only way to help is by saving water. I like cereal the majority of people do and it'd be sad if there was no more of our favorite cereals in stores. This just shows that corporations rely to much on Mother Nature's resources and that should make several changes like for example not use too much sugar in their food products? or maybe make less artificial foods or preservatives?