Agriculture
Fix Food Waste
The Climate Solution Hiding in the Bin
A huge amount of food is grown, shipped, cooled and cooked, then never eaten. Food lost and wasted from farm to home generates around 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, while also wasting land, water, energy and human effort. Better harvesting, storage, cold chains, packaging, forecasting, redistribution and treatment of unavoidable waste could prevent losses across the supply chain. Cutting food waste is fast, practical and powerful.
(Illustrated guide coming soon)
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How this solution scores
- Impact4 / 5Wasted food squanders the land, water and energy behind it.
- Speed4 / 5Every meal saved counts immediately, but habits change slowly.
- Cost5 / 5Wasting less food saves households and businesses money.
- Readiness5 / 5Needs better storage, labels and habits, not new inventions.
- Nature4 / 5Less waste means less farmland, water and fertilizer needed.
Currently in progress
We are still researching this solution. When its film is ready, this page will also have:
- The film, narrated by Stephen Fry
- A free illustrated guide
- The full transcript
- A short quiz
- References and further reading
- Further videos
