Reduce Food Loss & Waste
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Provided by: Project Drawdown|Published on: August 1, 2021
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Synopsis
- This new interactive report summarizes the food waste problem, evaluates the potential impact of reducing food waste in the coming decades, and quantifies the reduction in carbon emissions that can be achieved.
- Students will learn about how quickly this “Emergency Brake” solution can help affect climate change, the cost savings of implementing this solution, and the climate impacts at different levels of adoption.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- This article is succinct and provides information about secondary impacts (like deforestation) that are relevant to this issue.
- There are many sections in the “Details” section to expand for more information.
Prerequisites
- Before students read, teachers may want to introduce some of the terms and initialisms in this resource, such as GHG, FLW, and others
Differentiation & Implementation
- Biology and AP Environmental Science classes can use the content in this resource and this other resource to support a number of topics related to the carbon cycle, decomposition, and emissions from agricultural products.
- Students can monitor and record the food waste in their household over a week and explore methods to reduce this waste.
- Connections can be made with social studies and geography classes when discussing the different reasons for food waste in different countries.
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About the Partner Provider
Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.
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