Food waste massive contributor to global emissions - IPCC

Food waste massive contributor to global emissions - IPCC
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Aug. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Agriculture, forestry and other land use may be responsible for 23 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but food waste is also a major culprit, according to a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. From 2010-2016, global food loss and waste contributed 8-10 percent of total anthropogenic GHG emissions and currently 25-30 percent of total food produced is lost or wasted, the IPCC said in its latest report on climate change and land.  “Causes of food loss and waste...

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