Environment & Climate Group

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Agriculture

AR4 Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change - Chapter 8 Agriculture

Cutting down forests: what are the drivers of deforestation?Three-quarters of deforestation is driven by agriculture. Most comes from the production of beef, palm oil, soy and logging industries.

Food

Food waste makes up ‘half’ of global food system emissions - Carbon BriefGreenhouse gases resulting rotten and wasted food accounts for around half of all global food system emissions, according to a new study.

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local‘Eat local’ is a common recommendation to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet. But transport tends to account for a small share of greenhouse gas emissions. How does the impact of what you eat compare to where it’s come from?

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