ABSTRACT
The global food systems are responsible for a third of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and are highly dependent on fossil fuels. Therefore, both food production and consumption are closely interlinked with the global energy transition. Understanding internal agent factors and external social and economic contexts that facilitate behavioral changes allows for designing energy and climate policies to accelerate an improved food intake. This chapter will provide a comprehensive literature review to assess behavioral changes and its implications on energy transitions. We focus on behavioral changes required in a low-carbon energy transition, specific to food systems. Changes in dietary preferences are essential to deliver low-carbon energy transition futures. Adoption of more balanced diets based on healthy and sustainable food systems presents opportunities to reduce fossil fuel consumption, GHG emissions, land competition, and deforestation. Such a strategy can also improve food security and human health.
