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Food waste emissions five times higher than aviation, UN says
Original: Rotting food waste emits 5 times more greenhouse gases than planes https:// news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1 168507 # Clim
The United Nations reports that rotting food waste emits roughly five times more greenhouse gases than the aviation industry, highlighting food loss as a major and often overlooked driver of climate change. The finding has drawn attention online among climate and environment commentators, who argue that cutting food waste could deliver significant emissions reductions quickly and cheaply.
Why now: A new UN report on the outsized climate impact of rotting food waste is drawing fresh attention to food loss as a climate solution.
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