To explore the role of food recovery in mitigating climate change and increasing community resilience, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC), with funding from the Global Methane Hub (GMH), examined a set of key laws and policies in Mexico that could support food recovery. While a broad constellation of polices can impact food donation and recovery, the research for this report focused on a selection of policies that use economic instruments — specifically incentives or penalties — such as carbon taxes; carbon markets or greenhouse gas offset mechanisms; financial penalties, such as food waste deterrence policies like organic waste bans or food donation requirements; and other incentives like tax benefits to enhance food recovery.
This report provides individuals, policymakers, and organizations interested in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions through food recovery with information about the relevant policies in Mexico that might help further their goals, as well as opportunities for further progress.
The action opportunities presented in this paper and summarized in brief below provide a starting point for policymakers to build on to strengthen Mexico’s existing methane emissions policies by incorporating an increased focus on facilitating food donation. Policies that support food recovery and redistribution not only address social concerns such as poverty and high rates of food insecurity, but they also mitigate methane emissions by reducing the amount of organic waste decomposing in landfills. Across all opportunities, it is essential to include food banks in the policy conversation from the start to ensure effective policy implementation and increase food donations,
thereby maximizing methane emissions reductions. In addition to the action opportunities identified herein, policymakers should consider additional opportunities to advance food donation and reduce methane emissions from food waste. They should partner with and include voices from food banks and other organizations with the mission to reduce food loss and waste and increase food donation (collectively referred to as “food recovery organizations”), as well as food donors.
The paper suggests action opportunities in the following areas: carbon tax, carbon markets, methane regulation, food waste deterrence and other policies to encourage food donation.
저자
This report was written by Gray E. Norton, Heather Latino, and Emily M. Broad Leib, at the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic with contributions from Ana Catalina Suárez Peña and María Isabela Molina Maestre at The Global FoodBanking Network.
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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.
하버드 로스쿨 식품법 및 정책 클리닉
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 of 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.
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이 보고서에 포함된 연구는 Global Methane Hub의 자금 지원을 통해 가능했습니다. 이 보고서에 제시된 결과, 결론 및 권장 사항은 FLPC와 GFN만의 것이며 반드시 Global Methane Hub의 의견을 반영하는 것은 아닙니다.
