Saving food mitigates climate change

Pradhan, Prajal

doi:10.1038/s43016-023-00720-1

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Saving food mitigates climate change

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Pradhan, Prajal
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Pradhan, P. (2023): Saving food mitigates climate change. - Nature Food, 4, 3, 211-212.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00720-1

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Life cycle assessment reveals that the emissions from the treatment and disposal of lost and wasted food account for around half of greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Therefore, saving food is essential to reduce food systems’ environmental impacts.