EDGAR-FOOD: A global emission inventory of GHGs and air pollutants from the food systems
European Commission| Source | Data | Guide |
The global food system encompasses various economic sectors and significantly contributes to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions. Understanding its intricate components is crucial for devising effective mitigation strategies. Food production involves farming, harvesting, transportation, processing, packaging, distribution, cooking, and waste disposal, all of which require energy. EDGAR-FOOD, a database, has been developed to enhance comprehension of the energy demand, agriculture, and land use change emissions associated with food production, distribution, consumption, and disposal worldwide. It integrates data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions related to agriculture. EDGAR-FOOD offers a comprehensive overview of the entire food chain for all countries from 1990 to 2015, providing valuable insights for policymakers and researchers aiming to address emissions from the food system.
Viewed Articles
European Commission| Source | Data | Guide |The global food system encompasses various economic sectors and significantly contributes to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions.
Read More
European Commission | Source | Summary | Project FOODPathS, funded by the European Commission, aims to co-design the prototype for the European Partnership for Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) for Peop
Food and Agricultural Organiztion of the United Nations| Source | Data | Guide |The Climate Risk Toolbox (CRTB) is a freely accessible resource hosted on the Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform, develope
CGIAR| Source | The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, established in 2019 as part of CGIAR, is committed to transforming agrifood systems through research and innovation. Their unified s
The Nature Conservancy| Source | Data | Naturebase is a web platform focusing on natural climate solutions (NCS), which involve protecting, managing, and restoring nature to reduce greenhouse gas emis
World Wildlife Fund| Source | Data | Guide | The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Tesco's report, "Driven to Waste”, unveils the fact that an estimated 2.5 billion tonnes of food is wasted globally
