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    The document discusses the relationship between food and climate change. It shows that food impacts greenhouse gas emissions, land use, biodiversity loss, freshwater withdrawals, and eutrophication. As the global population grows by 2050, food production will put more stress on limited planetary resources. There are also misperceptions about the environmental impacts of different stages of food's lifecycle, so making informed choices about food is important to reduce stress on the environment.

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    The document discusses the relationship between food and climate change. It shows that food impacts greenhouse gas emissions, land use, biodiversity loss, freshwater withdrawals, and eutrophication. As the global population grows by 2050, food production will put more stress on limited planetary resources. There are also misperceptions about the environmental impacts of different stages of food's lifecycle, so making informed choices about food is important to reduce stress on the environment.

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    Food and

    climate change

    Why does it matter?


    Food impacts
    26% 50%
    GHGe
    Land use

    Source: Poore, J., & Nemecek, T. (2018). Source: FAO. (2011).

    Biodiversity loss 86%

    78%
    Source: IUCN Red List (2019).

    Freshwater withdrawals Eutrophication

    70% Source: Poore, J., & Nemecek, T. (2018).


    Source: FAO. (2011).
    Cause-effect chain

    Source: Sanders et al. (2019).


    So what?
    Population growth 2050

    Climate change

    Limited & stressed resources


    So what?

    Planetary
    boundaries

    Source: Stockholm Resilience Centre (2015).


    Misperception of environmental impacts
    Personal contribution to reduce GHGe

    Belief (% of respondents) Facts (kg CO2 e reduction p.a. per capita)

    Source: Jungbluth (2019). ESU-services fair consulting in sustainability.


    Life cycle of food

    T T
    T

    T T T
    T T

    Ripening

    Raw milk production Storage/post-harvest


    Summary

     Food requires resources that are limited and impacts the


    environment
     Many different indicators to capture impacts
     Planetary Boundaries quantify the stability and resilience of the
    Earth system
     Misperceptions of impacts may focus on less relevant life cycle
    stages
     Life cycle assessment estimates impacts of the whole supply
    chain
     Making informed choices
    Food and
    climate change

    Thank you

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