The Environmental Effect: The Nexus Between Surplus Food and Land, Biodiversity, Water, and Climate

The numbers are staggering—140 million acres of land, enough water for each American to shower seven times a day all year, the same emissions as driving 54 million cars annually—surplus food has an outsized impact on our natural resources and climate. Zeroing in on methane, 10% of emissions of this potent greenhouse gas come from surplus food, which is one reason why reducing unsold and uneaten food is a key strategy to pull the “emergency brake” on climate change. Join this session and hear how food loss and waste intersects with and impacts larger environmental pressures around land conversion, biodiversity, water, and methane.