# Harvard Climate Action Week #### calendar\_today Date and Time **September 15 - September 21, 2025** All day According to the United Nations, “What we eat, and how that food is produced, affects our health but also the environment. Food needs to be grown and processed, transported, distributed, prepared, consumed, and sometimes disposed of. Each of these steps creates greenhouse gases that trap the sun’s heat and contribute to climate change. [About a third](https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00225-9/) of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions is linked to food.” (Learn more: ) How can you partner with HUDS to take action? Join us for a week of events in our residential dining halls and our professional school and campus cafes. Each day focuses on a different aspect of food and climate action: 1. MONDAY Eat More Plant-Based Foods: Shifting towards diets higher in plant-based foods (like fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans) and lower in animal-based foods significantly reduces your carbon footprint and conserves resources like land and water. 2. TUESDAY Buy Local and Seasonal Food: Sourcing food from local and seasonal producers reduces transportation emissions and supports local economies. 3. WEDNESDAY Choose Sustainable Seafood: Select seafood from fisheries or aquaculture operations that minimize environmental impact, prevent overfishing, and protect habitats. 4. THURSDAY Reduce Food Waste: A significant portion of food produced is lost or wasted. This wastes the resources used to produce, transport, and dispose of it. Preventing food waste in your daily meals is a powerful action you can take. 5. FRIDAY Avoid single-use dishware/cutlery/drinking vessels 6. SAT-SUN Compost See also:- [ Food Literacy Project Events ](/event-categories/food-literacy-project-events) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://www.dining.harvard.edu/node/696/event-feed.ics) Copy link link