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Food Banks against Climate Change, a Solution That Works: A Case Study in Navarra, Spain
Worldwide, more than 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted each year, which is equivalent to releasing 4.4 Gt of CO(2) equivalents (CO(2)e). In this context, the Food Bank of Navarra (FBN) annually avoids the waste of approximately 3000 tons of perfectly consumable food. The aim of this study was tw...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9689619/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429237 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11223645 |
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author | Penalver, Josemi G. Armijos, Alejandra Soret, Beatriz Aldaya, Maite M. |
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description | Worldwide, more than 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted each year, which is equivalent to releasing 4.4 Gt of CO(2) equivalents (CO(2)e). In this context, the Food Bank of Navarra (FBN) annually avoids the waste of approximately 3000 tons of perfectly consumable food. The aim of this study was twofold: on the one hand, to analyse the carbon footprint of the FBN and, on the other hand, to perform a comparative analysis of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in two scenarios, “with” and “without” the actions of the FBN, in order to identify and quantify the environmental benefits, in terms of GHG emissions reduction, associated with the reduction in food waste. The analyses were conducted in two different years. The carbon footprint associated with the FBN’s activities was 147 t of CO(2)e in the year 2018. The quantification of GHGs in the scenario “without the FBN” showed that if the FBN did not exist 4715 t of CO(2)e would have been emitted. The results obtained in consecutive years were similar, highlighting the importance of the FBN—not only in social terms but also environmental terms—as it prevented a large amount of GHGs from being emitted into the atmosphere. A detailed account of the carbon emission reduction associated with the food bank’s operations and the knowledge of the benefits involved could boost their positive effects in facilitating the integration of their activities into policies aimed at climate neutrality. |
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spelling | pubmed-96896192022-11-25 Food Banks against Climate Change, a Solution That Works: A Case Study in Navarra, Spain Penalver, Josemi G. Armijos, Alejandra Soret, Beatriz Aldaya, Maite M. Foods Article Worldwide, more than 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted each year, which is equivalent to releasing 4.4 Gt of CO(2) equivalents (CO(2)e). In this context, the Food Bank of Navarra (FBN) annually avoids the waste of approximately 3000 tons of perfectly consumable food. The aim of this study was twofold: on the one hand, to analyse the carbon footprint of the FBN and, on the other hand, to perform a comparative analysis of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in two scenarios, “with” and “without” the actions of the FBN, in order to identify and quantify the environmental benefits, in terms of GHG emissions reduction, associated with the reduction in food waste. The analyses were conducted in two different years. The carbon footprint associated with the FBN’s activities was 147 t of CO(2)e in the year 2018. The quantification of GHGs in the scenario “without the FBN” showed that if the FBN did not exist 4715 t of CO(2)e would have been emitted. The results obtained in consecutive years were similar, highlighting the importance of the FBN—not only in social terms but also environmental terms—as it prevented a large amount of GHGs from being emitted into the atmosphere. A detailed account of the carbon emission reduction associated with the food bank’s operations and the knowledge of the benefits involved could boost their positive effects in facilitating the integration of their activities into policies aimed at climate neutrality. MDPI 2022-11-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9689619/ /pubmed/36429237 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11223645 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Penalver, Josemi G. Armijos, Alejandra Soret, Beatriz Aldaya, Maite M. Food Banks against Climate Change, a Solution That Works: A Case Study in Navarra, Spain |
title | Food Banks against Climate Change, a Solution That Works: A Case Study in Navarra, Spain |
title_full | Food Banks against Climate Change, a Solution That Works: A Case Study in Navarra, Spain |
title_fullStr | Food Banks against Climate Change, a Solution That Works: A Case Study in Navarra, Spain |
title_full_unstemmed | Food Banks against Climate Change, a Solution That Works: A Case Study in Navarra, Spain |
title_short | Food Banks against Climate Change, a Solution That Works: A Case Study in Navarra, Spain |
title_sort | food banks against climate change, a solution that works: a case study in navarra, spain |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9689619/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429237 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11223645 |
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