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Study Shows Food Industry Emissions Vastly Underestimated
A new study published in the scientific journal Environmental Research Letters says food is a larger polluter than we knew, responsible for up to 40% of overall human greenhouse gas emissions—about double previous estimates. Taken together with previous research finding food waste reduction to be a top climate priority, this promises growing attention to food processing efficiency and traceability. …