The Opportunity Presented by Covid-19

While scrolling through this blog this past weekend the post “On the Behalf of All Americans, I Am Sorry” jumped out to me. I have always been focused on the environment. I am vegetarian, take public transportation whenever possible, and made my family switch to energy-saving light bulbs. Initially, I was excited when my social media was full of posts praising the changes to the environment that are coming out of this quarantine.

Pollution is decreasing in the canals of Venice as tourists clear out

However, I can’t but wonder if these changes will have any lasting effect. People have been applauding our food system for remaining resilient and there is a focus on our food system weathering coronavirus. I don’t think that we should aim to return to how our food system functioned “before”. The American food system, with its dependence on underpaid workers and animal agriculture, is an environmental nightmare. Our food system gives us a lot to say sorry for. Coronavirus presents an opportunity for us to create a better food system.

In order to achieve a food system that will not leave Americans saying “sorry” for their contributions to climate change, we must implement policy changes. We need to restructure our system to be centered around regional supply chains, support farmworkers, and focusing on making sure that everyone has access to food. I also hope that the meat shortages that we are starting to experience may push Americans to re-evaluate their meat consumption as animal agriculture is the leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions. Policymakers are starting to push for these changes. Furthermore, my action group is working with Our Climate to draft a green new deal that will push for change. As long as we take this opportunity, we can come out of this crisis with a stronger and more sustainable food system. 

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