Oh clear blue skies and fresh blossoms
Where will you be at the end of age?
Rising sea levels. Raging storms. Searing heat. Ferocious fires. Severe drought. Punishing floods. The effects of climate change are already threatening our health, our communities, our economy, our security, and our children’s future.
The evidence is irrefutable: unless we act immediately to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we will not be able to stave off the worst consequences of climate change.
The world is already 1.2°C warmer than pre-industrial times and every fraction of a degree counts. Research shows that with 2°C of global warming we will have more intense droughts and more devastating floods, more wildfires and more storms.
One-third of all food produced is either lost or wasted. According to UNEP’s Food Waste Index Report 2021, people globally waste 1 billion tonnes of food each year, which accounts for around 8-10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Do you know?
Food waste accounts for around 8-10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
These emissions are not just limited to carbon dioxide (CO2), our food system also produces a significant amount of methane, which is 28 times more powerful than CO2 at warming the planet. Methane is also produced when food is thrown away and goes to the landfill where it rots.
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It’s estimated that a third of all the food produced in the world is thrown away before it even gets to the table, according to the UN. This waste then produces methane. These are just some of the many reasons — along with the amount of energy which goes into food production and the chemicals we use as fertilizers — why reducing food waste is such a priority.
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