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UN: Food waste costing global economy $750bn a year
2013-09-11 12:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The global crisis in food waste is even graver than previously thought, according to a major new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that blames avoidable food waste for 3.3 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and annual economic losses totalling $750bn. The new Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural Resources report is described as the first major study to investigate the full range of environmental impacts that result from inefficient food production, distribution,...
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