After measuring methane emission mitigation by food banks, new reports detail how Ecuador and Mexico can leverage them to reduce emissions and food insecurity
April 3, 2024 — The Harvard Law School식품법 및 정책 클리닉 (FLPC) 및 글로벌 푸드뱅킹 네트워크(GFN)은 다음의 지원을 받았습니다. 글로벌 메탄 허브 (GMH), are presenting two new papers on how 멕시코 그리고 에콰도르 can reduce methane emissions and improve food security with stronger legislation to support food recovery.
A third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted, causing corrosive effects on global hunger and climate change. While so much food is squandered, 733 million people are chronically undernourished and a third of the world can’t afford a healthy diet. That wasted food rots in landfills, producing potent methane gas, and is estimated to account for 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
The two papers focus on Mexico and Ecuador, respectively, after food banks in each country participated in the first phase of GFN’s Food Recovery to Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME) methodology. Demonstrating the effectiveness of food banks at simultaneously mitigating methane emissions and addressing food insecurity, the reports serve as a guide for how policymakers in Mexico and Ecuador can maximize the impact of food banks and other food recovery organizations.
“Our member food banks in Mexico and Ecuador are proven examples of how food recovery and redistribution can reduce hunger and emissions at the same time and their efforts can be multiplied with stronger national legislation,” said Lisa Moon, president and CEO of The Global FoodBanking Network. “These reports show there is no cookie cutter legislation to reduce food loss and waste and increase food recovery. The included recommendations are tailored to lawmakers in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively, and enable them to take bold action in favor of people and the planet.”
“These reports highlight a crucial intersection: reducing food waste not only combats climate change by mitigating potent methane emissions, but also directly addresses food insecurity,” said Emily Broad Leib, director of the Food Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School. “By providing concrete, country-specific policy recommendations for Mexico and Ecuador, we’re demonstrating how targeted legal frameworks can empower food recovery organizations to maximize their impact. The Food Law and Policy Clinic is committed to supporting these efforts, ensuring that effective policies translate into real-world solutions that benefit both people and the planet.”
Key recommendations in Mexico include:
Carbon tax: ensure carbon tax revenues are directed towards environmental projects, with a share dedicated specifically to food waste deterrence projects, including food banks
Carbon markets: include food banks in deliberation on carbon markets and provide grants or other financial support to enable food banks to enter carbon markets
Food waste deterrence: prohibit dumping of organic waste in landfills and strengthen compliance, enforcement and taxing of those who dump organic waste to generate revenue for reduction efforts
Key recommendations in Ecuador include:
Zero Carbon Program (Programa Ecuador Carbono Cero, PECC): ensure food banks can participate in the program, financially support their inclusion in the efforts, and collect robust food waste data on baselines levels and reduction efforts
Tax incentives: create tax benefits for food producers to increase food donations and build infrastructure to support food recovery and redistribution
Food recovery from agricultural producers: provide grants or incentives to enable agricultural producers to donate unsellable produce and invest in cold chain infrastructure to extend the life of donated produce
글로벌 식량 기부 정책 아틀라스 identifies existing laws and policies that support or hinder food waste reduction and food recovery and offers policy recommendations for strengthening frameworks and adopting new measures to fill existing gaps. The analyses featured in country-specific reports and topical policy issue briefs are also encapsulated in an상호 작용 아틀라스 도구 이를 통해 사용자는 프로젝트에 참여하는 국가 간의 정책을 비교할 수 있습니다.
아틀라스 프로젝트 연구25개국에서 사용 가능합니다 5개 대륙과 유럽연합에 걸쳐 있습니다.각 국가의 대화형 지도, 법률 가이드, 정책 권장 사항 및 요약은 여기에서 제공됩니다.atlas.foodbanking.org.
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하버드 식품법 및 정책 클리닉 소개
Since 2010, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) has served partner organizations and communities in the U.S. and around the world by providing guidance on cutting-edge food system issues, while engaging law students in the practice of food law and policy. FLPC is committed to advancing a cross-sector, multi-disciplinary and inclusive approach to its work, building partnerships with academic institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations, private sector actors, and civil society with expertise in public health, the environment, and the economy. FLPC’s work focuses on increasing access to nutritious foods, addressing the climate-related impacts of food and agricultural systems, reducing waste of healthy, wholesome food, and promoting food system justice. For more information, visit chlpi.org/food-law-and-policy.
글로벌 푸드뱅킹 네트워크 소개 푸드 뱅킹은 만성적 굶주림과 기후 위기에 대한 해결책을 제공합니다. GFN은 50개국 이상의 파트너와 협력하여 식량을 회복하고 필요한 사람들에게 식량을 재분배합니다. 2023년에 저희 네트워크는 4천만 명 이상의 사람들에게 식량을 제공하여 식량 낭비를 줄이고 건강하고 회복력 있는 커뮤니티를 만들었습니다. 저희는 식량 시스템이 제대로 기능하도록 돕습니다. 사람과 지구를 함께 양육합니다. 자세한 내용은 다음에서 확인하세요. foodbanking.org
GLOBAL METHANE HUB 소개
글로벌 메탄 허브는 전 세계적으로 메탄 배출 감소를 지원하기 위한 최초의 자선 연합입니다. 초오염 물질인 메탄은 최근 지구 온난화의 45% 이상을 담당합니다. 우리의 일생 동안 기후를 구할 수 있는 기회를 위해 메탄 오염을 줄이기 위해 글로벌 메탄 허브는 전 세계의 정부, 산업 리더, 과학자 및 비영리 단체를 조직하고 소집하여 기술과 상식적인 공공 정책 및 규정을 통해 메탄 오염을 최소화합니다. 글로벌 메탄 허브는 2021년부터 기후 변화 해결에 중점을 둔 기금 제공자를 소집하여 $100억 이상의 메탄 감소 프로젝트 투자를 촉진하고, 20개 이상의 가장 큰 기후 자선 단체에서 $5억의 기금을 모아 전 세계적으로 메탄 완화를 가속화했으며, 152개국에서 메탄 감소 작업을 수행하는 100명 이상의 수혜자에게 $2억을 전략적으로 재지급했습니다. 글로벌 메탄 허브에 대해 자세히 알아보려면 다음을 방문하세요. 글로벌메탄허브.org.
