FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Food is a major contributor to carbon footprints, and meat in particular is an issue. Livestock is responsible for a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, and beef is one of the biggest contributors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Across all foods, the land use and farm stages of the supply chain account for 80% of GHG emissions. In beef production, for example, there are three key contributing factors to the carbon footprint at these stages: animal feed, land conversion, and methane production from cows.

Detailed explanation-3: -Food is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s emissions Food systems are responsible for around one-quarter (26%) of global greenhouse gas emissions. This includes emissions from land use change, on-farm production, processing, transport, packaging, and retail.

Detailed explanation-4: -When we discuss food carbon footprint, we have to consider food transportation, manufacturing, and cooking. All of these processes use power and therefore contribute to the carbon footprint of foods.

Detailed explanation-5: -China has the highest carbon footprint; i.e. 27% of the entire carbon dioxide emitted from the consumption of energy, by all countries put together, comes from China.