2024 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 11-13, 2024 | Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Convention Center
Ebun Ayandele
Manager, Waste Methane Initiative
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
Bio:
Ebun Ayandele is a manager in RMI’s Climate-Aligned Industries program. She manages workstreams on mitigating methane emissions from municipal solid waste, including developing mitigation strategies, conducting techno-economic analysis, designing workshops, developing capacity for municipal waste officials, and providing policy advisory.
Ebun began her career at RMI with the Africa Energy Program, where she supported rural electrification strategies to provide affordable, reliable, and clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa through techno-economic modeling of mini-grid systems, and market research and project implementation.
She holds a dual master’s degree in Energy Systems from Northeastern University and chemical engineering from University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from University at Buffalo.
Schedule
Wednesday, June 12
11:00am - 12:00pm
Methane Matters: Merging Climate Strategies with Food Waste Solutions
Breakout Session 1
As methane takes center stage in climate strategy discussions, the GHG contributions of the food system — and food waste in particular — have come under scrutiny. Slashing methane, a shorter-lived but potent greenhouse gas, could have cooling effects in the next decade, acting as an “emergency brake” for the climate crisis. Policymakers have honed in on landfill management systems that capture methane from decomposing food, but food waste prevention strategies would not only keep food out of landfills in the first place but also avoid the 93% of food waste emissions that are generated before food becomes waste. Join us in exploring new food waste and methane emission insights, how the food system fits into climate and methane strategy, and specific steps that will act to reduce methane quickly.