If food waste were a country it would be the third highest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions after the US and China
Halving our food waste is the number one measure we can employ to stay within a 1.5 degrees temperature increase by the century’s end. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
But while rapping our collective knuckles it is important to note a criticism of both the EU protocol for food waste measurement and the draft directive: they ignore food “loss”. This is food wasted before it ever leaves the farm gate or in primary production. Unfortunately, the EU’s proposed mandatory target is not 50 per cent. Under the proposal, member states are required to take the necessary measures to reduce food waste by 10 per cent in processing and manufacturing, and by 30 per cent jointly at retail and consumption by the end of 2030. Thewelcomed the commission’s mandatory targets but said it needs to be more ambitious to achieve UN SDG 12.3.
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