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    219122, 1:48 PM ‘This is how much food systems are driving climate change | World Economic Forum WORLD How much are our food systems responsible for climate change? The food industry needs to reform and reduce its CO2 emissions. Image: Unsplash/Daniel MacDonald This article was originally published by 22. Apr 2021 Elizabeth Claire Alberts Staff Writer, Mongabay + Anew study has analyzed how food systems contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions. * It found that in 2015, global food systems were responsible for about 25% to 42% - or about a third - of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. * Urgent reform is needed to make food systems more sustainable, according to experts. This site uses cookies to deliver website functionality and analytics. If you would like to know more. about the types of cookies we serve and how to change your cookie settings, please read our Cookie —_— accept Notice. By clicking the "I accept” button, you consent to the use of these cookies. hitps:iwwn.weforum.orglagenda/2021/04(study-food-systems-drive-an-estimated-one-thirc-of-graenhouse-gas-emissions?m_source-tinkeding.... 1/9 2792, 148 PM ‘nisi how much food systems are dvng ciate change | Wart Economie Frum Every item of food has a story to tell. Kiwifruits may grow in New Zealand, but they can be flown across the world to sit on a grocery store shelf in the U.S. Corn may start its life in Argentina, then be shipped thousands of miles away to the U.K. to be made into breakfast cereal. Each part of a food item's journey produces greenhouse gases — whether it’s the carbon emissions from the forests that are mowed down to grow crops, or the methane gas released from livestock such as cows and goats. There’s also the exhaust from the trucks, trains, ships and planes that transport food across borders, and the fluorinated gases that seep from the refrigerators that keep food cool and fresh until it’s purchased. Anew paper published in Nature Food paints a picture of food systems by providing an estimate of how much greenhouse gas (GHG) is emitted when food is produced, processed, transported, packaged, consumed, and even disposed of. It found that in 2015, global food systems were responsible for about 25% to 42% — or about a third — of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Agriculture in South Africa. Image: Mongabay/Rhett A. Butler Before this paper was published, other studies attempted to quantify the GHG emissions of global food systems, including a 2019 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that found that food systems were responsible for about 21% to 37% of overall anthropogenic emissions. This new study, which was produced by researchers mainly at the European Commission, builds upon the IPCC report, but provides a more comprehensive look at the various stages of the food chain. For instance, it doesn’t just consider the energy it takes to produce and distribute food, but it also considers what This site uses cookies to deliver website functionality and analytics. If you would like to know more. about the types of cookies we serve and how to change your cookie settings, please read our Cookie Notice. By clicking the "! accept” button, you consent to the use of these cookies. laccept hitps:wwn.weforum orglagenda!20? 104/study-food-systems-drive-ar-estimated-one-thid-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions?uim_source-tinkedin8.... 2/9 219122, 1:48 PM This is how much food systems are driving climate change | World Economic Forum The results of the study can be found in a new database called EDGAR-FOOD, which is part of the EU’s Emissions Database of Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR). While all stages of the food chain contribute significantly to global GHG emissions, the study found that fishing, aquaculture and agriculture produced the highest amount of emissions — about 39% — from the global food system in 2015. Land use and land-use changes were the second-biggest contributors, taking up about 32% of the food system's GHG emissions. After that, distribution (including transport, packaging and sales), processing, consumption and waste disposal made up the remaining 29%. The study also found that in 2016, industrialized countries emitted 27% of the GHGs connected to global food systems, while developing countries emitted the remaining 73%. Corn being grown in Colombia. Image: Mongabay/Rhett A. Butler Study co-author Adrian Leip of the European Commission said this paper mostly confirms previous estimates, but that it yielded a few surprising details. One interesting finding, he said, was that regional food transport emitted far more GHGs than long-distance transport. For instance, moving food by road accounted for 81% of the food transport emissions, and rail accounted for 15%. On the other hand, transport via ship only contributed 3.6%, and aviation took up about 0.4%. “We must say that the food system shares that we used here are uncertain themselves, but it shows nevertheless that the notion [that] local [equals] sustainable is very complex and has many facets,” Leip told Mongabay in an email. “However, we were happy to see This site uses cookies to deliver website functionality and analyties. If you would like to know more about the types of cookies we serve and how to change your cookie settings, please read our Cookie —_—| accept Notice. By clicking the"! accept" button, you consent to the use of these cookies. hitps:iwwn.weforumorglagenda!2021/04/study-food-systems- Explore context This site uses cookies to deliver website functionality and analytics. If you would like to know more. about the types of cookies we serve and how to change your cookie settings, please read our Cookie — accept Notice. 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