Epicurious, a popular food media and recipe site, will no longer publish new content featuring beef due to concerns about beef’s large carbon footprint and impact on the climate. The move is self-described as “pro-planet” and meant to encourage more sustainable consumption.
If more mainstream publications begin to examine the systemic impacts of food choices and the relationship between animal protein and climate change, there could be a cultural shift towards more sustainable diets.
Alisha Bhagat is the futures lead at Forum for the Future. Her work focuses on the creative use of futures tools to impact long term positive change, particularly around social justice and equality. Alisha brings a broad toolkit to her work and designs games, creates immersive experiences, and brings the future to life. In addition to her work at Forum, Alisha is a part-time faculty member at Parsons School of Design where she teaches the Futures Studies and Speculative Design certificate. Prior to joining Forum, Alisha was a foreign policy consultant for the US government and a fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu. Alisha holds an MS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a BS in Anthropology and History from Carnegie Mellon University. She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship in 2005. When not thinking about the future, Alisha is an avid gamer and science fiction enthusiast.
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