How much carbon dioxide and methane does food production, processing and shipping, and food waste add to global warming?
Estimates are a fourth to a third of total greenhouse gases are created by the food system. The ways we grow food, handle it and ship it thousands of miles are areas where we can make a powerful difference in the future we are creating.
Find out more through these articles.
“Food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions” by Hannah Ritchie
“Meat accounts for nearly 60% of all greenhouse gases from food production, study finds” by Oliver Milman
“Cutting Greenhouse Gases From Food Production Is Urgent, Scientists Say” by Henry Fountain
