Identifying Cool Food Meals

The World Resources Institute (WRI) uses a specific methodology to identify 'Cool Food Meals' for the Cool Food global initiative. To qualify, meals must meet a maximum threshold for per-meal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, calculated using recipe data submitted to WRI according to Cool Food Pledge methods. Additionally, meals must pass a nutrition safeguard to ensure a minimum threshold of nutritional quality. The goal is to steer consumers toward low-emitting options to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food future.

• Cool Food Meals are identified based on two primary criteria: they must not exceed a maximum threshold of per-meal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and must meet a minimum threshold of nutritional quality via a nutrition safeguard.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Identifying Cool Food Meals. https://www.wri.org/research/identifying-cool-food-meals

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Identifying Cool Food Meals. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/identifying-cool-food-meals.

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@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendidentifying, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Identifying Cool Food Meals}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/identifying-cool-food-meals}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }