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

795M 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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SOURCE:

Global Food Wastage: Addressing Climate Change & Hunger Together

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