A Surprise Contributor to Climate Change? Food Waste

The Guardian writes:About a third of all the world's food goes to waste, and producing, transporting and letting that food rot releases 8-10% of global greenhouse gases. If food waste were a country, it would have the third-biggest carbon footprint after the U.S. and China... Food waste fell sharply last year during lockdown as people stuck at home began to use leftovers, plan meals and freeze food rather than throw it away. Once lockdown ended, however, food waste rose again. Their conclusion? "Cutting food waste can help the climate."

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