Addressing evolving diets and food waste to combat climate change

Climate Insight Series

The global food system is a major driver of climate change, accounting for around a third of total greenhouse gas emissions. From livestock production and deforestation to food processing and transportation, the impact of how we grow, distribute and consume food is staggering. However, there are opportunities to mitigate these environmental harms through transformative changes across the food value chain. In the first two articles of Aegon Asset Management’s Climate Insight Series, we explore how our food system can achieve decarbonization and the challenges it may encounter.

 

In this second article we focus on the demand side of the global food system, including evolving global diets and food waste. Implementing these solutions in the near term is crucial, as achieving a net-zero future is highly unlikely without significant changes to global food production.

 

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Addressing evolving diets and food waste to combat climate change
Addressing evolving diets and food waste to combat climate change
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