Food Banks against Climate Change, a Solution That Works: A Case Study in Navarra, Spain.

ABSTRACT: Worldwide, more than 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted each year, which is equivalent to releasing 4.4 Gt of CO₂ equivalents (CO₂e). In this context, the Food Bank of Navarra (FBN) annually avoids the waste of approximately 3000 tons of perfectly consumable food. The aim of this study was twofold: on the one hand, to analyse the carbon footprint of the FBN and, on the other hand, to perform a comparative analysis of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in two scenarios, "with" and "without" the actions of the FBN, in order to identify and quantify the environmental benefits, in terms of GHG emissions reduction, associated with the reduction in food waste. The analyses were conducted in two different years. The carbon footprint associated with the FBN's activities wa

SUBMITTER: Penalver JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9689619 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature