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Food waste emits five times more greenhouse gases than aviation
Original: Rotting food waste emits 5 times more greenhouse gases than planes
New figures highlighted by UN News show that rotting food waste releases five times more greenhouse gases than the aviation industry. The statistic underscores the huge climate cost of food that is grown, transported and then thrown away, with decomposition in landfill producing methane, a potent warming gas. It is prompting renewed calls to cut food waste as a fast, low-cost way to reduce emissions.
Why now: The striking comparison between food waste and aviation emissions has drawn attention to food waste as a major, under-addressed climate problem.
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