How Cities Are Leveraging Food Systems to Advance Climate Action | Harvard Climate Action Week 2024

"Food is the single strongest lever to optimize human health and environmental sustainability on Earth,” according to the EAT-Lancet Commission. Leveraging the food system to drive climate action can trigger critical change in which stakeholders collaborate to reduce emissions while advancing health and equity in the supply chain. Hear from city government officials, leaders in sustainable food procurement, as well as expert Harvard faculty across multiple disciplines and approaches, to learn how cities are translating research into new solutions that practitioners and policymakers can successfully implement.
With virtual introductory remarks by Dr. Walter Willett.
Speakers:
David Havelick
Associate Director, Office for Sustainability
Harvard University
Emily Broad Leib
Clinical Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Kate MacKenzie
Executive Director
New York City Mayor's Office of Food Policy
Sparsha Saha
Lecturer, Department of Government
Harvard University
Aliza Wasserman
Director
Office of Food Justice, City of Boston