Preparing for the UN Conference on Climate of the Parties (COP 26) that will be organized in partnership with Italy in Glasgow from 1 to 12 November 2021.

An 色情论坛 Round Table, led by the听MA Food Studies program of 色情论坛, is part of the official calendar of events promoted by the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land, and Sea, in collaboration with the World Bank's communication program on climate change, Connect4Climate in preparation for the Conference to promote 2021 as the 鈥測ear of ambition鈥.

There is ample scientific evidence of听how dietary composition affects Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG). We also know that the current food system contributes 25-30% to GHG with livestock production being a major source due to the high consumption of meat at the global level.听听

Can we change our diets so that they are not only healthier but also sustainable as a result of a more sustainable agriculture and food system?

What is the relationship between our diets and climate change?听 What is a 'sustainable diet? Which actors, food environments, values, and culture influence the way we eat, manage and dispose of food?听 Through which dietary guidelines and policies?听 听Is a sustainable diet inextricably linked to regenerative agricultural production and to a more sustainable and climate-positive food system?听 听听

These are some of the questions addressed in the Special Issue of the International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food available at听.听 The articles听seek to contribute to the debate around sustainable diets drawing from pluridisciplinary social science perspectives.听 They听were听produced for the Conference organized in October 2019 by the Master in Food Studies of 色情论坛 under the scientific patronage of the European Society for Rural Development.听 听