Global Food Wastage: Addressing Climate Change & Hunger...
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4.4B metric tons of embodied CO 2 in food wastage IN of global greenhouse gas emissions of ice free land of all fresh water largest emitter of greenhouse gases IF FOOD WASTE WERE A COUNTRY 14 % 38 % 70 % 63 % 37 % farm to fork post-consumer waste WHERE WASTAGE OCCURS 805M HUNGRY PEOPLE THE EUROPEAN UNION + THE UNITED STATES Nearly the population of CONNECTED GLOBAL DIALOGUE HOW TO FEED A GROWING WORLD? Global Food Wastage: Addressing Climate Change & Hunger Together WHAT’S NEEDED? ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF FARMING 1 / 3 or more of all food is wasted every year
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4.4Bmetric tons of embodied
CO2 in food wastage
IN
of global greenhouse gas emissions
of ice free land
of all fresh water
largest emitterof greenhouse gases
IF FOOD WASTE WERE A COUNTRY
14%
38%
70%
63%
37%
farm to fork
post-consumer waste
WHERE WASTAGE OCCURS
805M HUNGRY PEOPLE
THE EUROPEAN UNION +THE UNITED STATES
Nearly the population of CONNECTED GLOBAL
DIALOGUE
HOW TO FEED A GROWING
WORLD?
Global Food Wastage: Addressing Climate Change & Hunger Together
WHAT’S NEEDED?
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF FARMING
1/3 or more of all food is wasted every year
4.4Bmetric tons of embodied
CO2 in food wastage
IN
of global greenhouse gas emissions
of ice free land
of all fresh water
largest emitterof greenhouse gases
IF FOOD WASTE WERE A COUNTRY
14%
38%
70%
63%
37%
farm to fork
post-consumer waste
WHERE WASTAGE OCCURS
805M HUNGRY PEOPLE
THE EUROPEAN UNION +THE UNITED STATES
Nearly the population of CONNECTED GLOBAL
DIALOGUE
HOW TO FEED A GROWING
WORLD?
WHAT’S NEEDED?
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF FARMING
1/3 or more of all food is wasted every year
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Global Food Wastage: Addressing Climate Change & Hunger Together
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