Michael Grunwald on How Diet Drives Climate Change
Years ago, I visited the Everglades with a group of colleagues and drove everybody crazy with my never-ending questions. Finally, a park ranger handed me a copy of Michael Grunwald’s The Swamp. “Just read this,” he said. I started the book on my flight home and didn’t put it down until we landed. It answered all of my questions, and many I hadn’t thought of. It’s a superb book that I highly recommend.
So I was excited when I learned that Mike was publishing a new book, We Are Eating The Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate. It’s another superb book that I think readers of this newsletter will appreciate.
This topic—how land use driven by agricultural expansion, and more specifically, the meat business, is worsening climate change— has long been a key focus of mine. I’ve also been concerned by related issues, like biodiversity loss and animal welfare. So I thought I was pretty well-informed on these matters.
Turns out, I still had a lot to learn. I suspect you might as well. Fortunately, Mike agreed to talk with me about his findings.