by Christy Mahaly and Sue Heavenrich
When you think about combating climate change, you probably think mostly about saving energy and relying less on cars. These are great steps. But experts say that an even more effective way to reduce your carbon footprint—the amount of greenhouse gases you contribute to the atmosphere through your activities—is to focus on food. The locavore movement, for example, supports eating foods that are locally produced, often within 100 miles (160 km) of your home.
Use the excerpt from Diet for a Changing Climate by Christy Mihaly and Sue Heavenrich to answer the question.
Which choice provides the best concluding statement for this introduction?(1 point)
Responses
Many experts say that the best way to reduce your carbon is by changing your lifestyle when it comes to food.
Many experts say that the best way to reduce your carbon is by changing your lifestyle when it comes to food.
The locavore movement encourages people to eat locally produced foods such as fruits and vegetables.
The locavore movement encourages people to eat locally produced foods such as fruits and vegetables.
Challenge yourself to join the locavore movement and eat only locally produced fruits and vegetables to reduce your carbon footprint.
Challenge yourself to join the locavore movement and eat only locally produced fruits and vegetables to reduce your carbon footprint.
I think it is important to eat locally, which I try to do on a weekly basis, because it reduces my carbon footprint and combats climate change.
I think it is important to eat locally, which I try to do on a weekly basis, because it reduces my carbon footprint and combats climate change.
1 answer
The choice that provides the best concluding statement for the introduction is:
Challenge yourself to join the locavore movement and eat only locally produced fruits and vegetables to reduce your carbon footprint.
This option effectively encourages action and ties directly to the main theme of the passage, which focuses on the locavore movement as a way to combat climate change through food choices.
