Want to reach net zero? We must start by fixing food waste

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Put simply, the UK cannot meet its net zero commitments without addressing food waste, says Estelle Herszenhorn, director of food system transformation at Wrap

Food waste produces more GHG emissions than all international commercial flights, but still goes largely unnoticed and ignored in everyday conversations. People talk passionately about flying less or changing to a plant-based diet – so why isn’t food waste given the same attention?

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