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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2023

Potential Energy and Environmental Footprint Savings from Reducing Food Loss and Waste in Europe: A Scenario-Based Multiregional Input-Output Analysis.

Albert Kwame Osei-Owusu, Quentin D Read, Marianne Thomsen

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Albert Kwame Osei-OwusuDepartment of Planning, Aalborg University, A. C. Meyers Vænge 15, 2450 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Quentin D ReadUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southeast Area, 840 Oval Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States.
Marianne Thomsen, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-2453-5141

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food loss and waste (FLW) contribute significantly to the global food system's economic and environmental burdens, including substantial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, resource depletion, and waste management challenges. In alignment with the European Commission's sustainability objectives and U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, this study explores the potential energy and environmental footprint savings achievable by halving FLW in Europe by 2030. Using a multiregional input-output model, we estimated the total global energy and environmental footprint savings across all stages of the food supply chain, considering industry-specific FLW rates and proportion weights. The findings reveal substantial environmental savings across Europe, with aggregate savings potentially reaching 51 Mt CO

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Greenhouse GasesWaste ManagementCarbon FootprintEuropeFoodGermanyGreenhouse GasesEnergyEnvironmental footprintsEuropeEXIOBASEFood loss and wasteFood supply chainInput−output analysis

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PMID37863476
PMCPMC10620992

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