Tag: food waste
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There are apps that make it easier to reduce your carbon footprint. By using these apps, you can take tonnes of your annual carbon footprint through tree planting, reducing food waste and changing energy use at home. Many reviews show they are easy to use and help save time, money and personal energy running their…
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One of the biggest problems causing climate change is the amount of food wasted. We make enough food for each person in the world to consume 5000 calories, yet billions go hungry. A staggering 25-30% of food produced is wasted globally along the process from crop to fork to landfill. It is estimated that food…
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The food wasted globally is staggering. Despite that we make 5000 calories per person, when we only need 2500 calories, 733 million people go hungry everyday and nearly 3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet. Globally, 25-30% of food is lost or wasted from farm to the household to landfill and it is estimated…
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If you are renting your home, there are limits to what we can do to reduce our carbon footprint. It is not possible to install heat pumps, put in double glazed windows or install solar panel roofs without the landlord’s permission. But what can you do instead? It’s still possible to reduce your carbon footprint…
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Food waste contributes 12% to greenhouse gas emissions globally. We waste between 30-40% of our food each year and in the UK, the amount of consumable food we waste is worth £284 per person. Food waste makes a large part of all the waste you make, as we throw away 3 kg of food per…
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An Indian takeaway is one of the most popular takeaways to have in Britain. So, how can we reduce carbon emissions when ordering Indian food? Research by Mike Berners-Lee book ‘How Bad are Bananas?’ shows how the carbon footprint changes as you add different ingredients to an Indian dish. Indian curries and meat As with…