{"id":36101,"date":"2025-06-10T18:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/?p=36101"},"modified":"2025-06-10T18:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:18:17","slug":"food-waste-and-climate-change-new-research-says-its-time-for-industry-to-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/2025\/06\/10\/food-waste-and-climate-change-new-research-says-its-time-for-industry-to-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Food waste and climate change: new research says it&#039;s time for industry to act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Food waste represents one of the most critical challenges of today \u2013 not only food and financial, but also environmental. New data shows that combating this phenomenon is essential in the fight against <strong>climate crisis<\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcca Significant climate impact<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Food waste accounts for approximately <strong>8\u201310 % of global greenhouse gas emissions<\/strong> \u2013 more than air transport.<\/li>\n<li>Until <strong>24 % of municipal waste in landfills is food<\/strong>, which decompose to release methane with up to <strong>28 times stronger<\/strong> greenhouse effect than CO\u2082.<\/li>\n<li>ReFED and WWF estimate that stopping waste could reduce emissions by <strong>6\u201310 %<\/strong>, which represents a key step towards achieving the Paris goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udd2c What did the new research reveal?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Research from California shows that <strong>uniform date labels<\/strong> could eliminate <strong>70,000 tons of food wasted<\/strong> annually.<\/li>\n<li>Sensors and apps in the US are delivering more accurate indications of food freshness \u2013 reducing waste and emissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83c\udfed Technological solutions in industry<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Senoptica<\/strong> develops smart packaging with sensors that qualify freshness status against dates.<\/li>\n<li>Projects to utilize leftover food (whey, avocado pulp, larvae) show the way to a circular economy \u2013 reducing waste, saving water, emissions and resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83c\udf10 Political and global framework<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The UN and WHO call for the fight against food waste to be included in climate plans (NDCs), but <strong>up to 88 % countries<\/strong> did not do so.<\/li>\n<li>This threat is underscored by the fact that we will not prevent climate change without food waste reform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udca1 Industry as a driving force for change<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Area<\/th>\n<th>Solutions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Packaging and date labels<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Uniform, easy-to-read markings and clear icons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sensor technologies<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Smart packaging, QR codes, precise freshness marking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Circular economy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Transformation of residues into biofuel, feed, fertilizer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Donations and partnerships<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Working with charities to redistribute food<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Legislation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Waste reporting obligations, tax incentives, composting systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>\ud83c\udf31 Why act now?<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Climate urgency<\/strong> \u2013 without a significant reduction in food waste, the Paris goals will remain unattainable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic losses<\/strong> \u2013 The EU loses annually <strong>\u20ac132 billion<\/strong>, households will lose more than <strong>\u20ac700<\/strong> .<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consumer pressure<\/strong> \u2013 up to <strong>82 % prefers ecological and durable products<\/strong> .<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u2705 Challenge for the industry<\/h3>\n<p>The industry must move from passivity to active climate leadership. By investing in sensors, the circular economy and transparency, companies can reduce emissions, save money and build customer trust \u2013 while helping to stop climate change.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Stopping food waste is more than an ethical step \u2013 it is a climate imperative with strong economic and environmental benefits. Governments, consumers and businesses must join forces \u2013 the future of the planet depends on us ending this waste in time. <em><strong>Spring<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food waste is one of the most critical challenges of our time \u2013 not only in terms of food and finance, but also in terms of the environment. New data shows that combating this phenomenon is essential in the fight against the climate crisis.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-klimaticka-zmena","category-znizovanie_co2_cdr_ccs_ccu_dac"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}