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The Carbon Cost of Food

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) accounts for the largest proportion of GHG emissions worldwide at 76%. It is the most commonGHG emitted by human activities and has the largest total impact on global warming.

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  12. Value Chain Management International and Secord Harvest (2019). The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: Technical Report. https://secondharvest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Avoidable-Crisis-of-Food-Waste-Technical-Report-January-17-2019.pdf
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  14. Prairie Climate Centre (March 7, 2018). “Where Do Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Come From?” https://prairieclimatecentre.ca/2018/03/where-do-canadas-greenhouse-gas-emissions-come-from/
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Canadian Energy Centre (July 2021). Canada’s GHG Emissions Intensity Record Since 2000: An Updated 2021 Analysis. CEC-RB-14-Canadas-GHG-Emissions-2021-Analysis-FINAL-2.pdf (canadianenergycentre.ca)

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (2015). “Global Emissions.” https://www.c2es.org/content/international-emissions/

Clear Center – Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research at UC Davis (July 7, 2020). “Why methane from cattle warms the climate differently than CO2 from fossil fuels.” https://clear.ucdavis.edu/explainers/why-methane-cattle-warms-climate-differently-co2-fossil-fuels

Commission for Environmental Cooperation (2017). Characterization and Management of Food Loss and Waste in North America – Foundational Report. http://www3.cec.org/islandora/en/item/11774-characterization-and-management-food-waste-in-north-america-foundational-report-en.pdf

Environment Canada (2013). Technical Document on Municipal Solid Waste Organics Processing. https://www.ec.gc.ca/gdd-mw/3E8CF6C7-F214-4BA2-A1A3-163978EE9D6E/13-047-ID-458-PDF_accessible_ANG_R2-reduced%20size.pdf

Environment Canada (2013). Technical Document on Municipal Solid Waste Organics Processing. https://www.ec.gc.ca/gdd-mw/3E8CF6C7-F214-4BA2-A1A3-163978EE9D6E/13-047-ID-458-PDF_accessible_ANG_R2-reduced%20size.pdf

Government of Canada (April 1, 2019). “About methane emissions.” https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/global-methane-initiative/about-methane-emissions.html

Government of Canada (August 11, 2017). “Municipal solid waste and greenhouse gases.” https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-reducing-waste/municipal-solid/greenhouse-gases.html

Government of Canada (June 28, 2019). “Taking stock – Reducing food loss and waste in Canada.” https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-reducing-waste/food-loss-waste/taking-stock.html

Kim Ominski et al. (March 2021). “Utilization of by-products and food waste in livestock production systems: A Canadian perspective,” Animal Frontiers 11(2): 55-63.  https://academic.oup.com/af/article/11/2/55/6276828

Michael von Massow et al. (September 4, 2019). “Valuing the Multiple Impacts of Household Food Waste,” Frontiers in Nutrition. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2019.00143/full

National Zero Waste Council (2020). “The High Cost of Food Waste.” NZWC - The Issue

Prairie Climate Centre (March 7, 2018). “Where Do Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Come From?” https://prairieclimatecentre.ca/2018/03/where-do-canadas-greenhouse-gas-emissions-come-from/

Value Chain Management International and Secord Harvest (2019). The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: Technical Report. https://secondharvest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Avoidable-Crisis-of-Food-Waste-Technical-Report-January-17-2019.pdf

Value Chain Management International and Secord Harvest (2019). The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: Technical Report. https://secondharvest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Avoidable-Crisis-of-Food-Waste-Technical-Report-January-17-2019.pdf

 

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