Research: Building more sustainable food system could slash CO2 by 10 gigatonnes

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Food waste is a major driver of greenhouse gas emissions
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Food waste is a major driver of greenhouse gas emissions

Yet food commitments are 'startlingly absent' from most countries' Paris Agreement plans, warns Global Alliance for the Future of Food

Changing the way food is produced and consumed could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 10 gigatonnes a year, a figure higher than pre-pandemic emissions from global transport and residential...

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