WWF’s ‘Good for you Good for the planet’ campaign

Subject :Environment

Section : Biodiversity

Context: A new study by WWF and Tesco revealed that food waste amounts to 10 per cent of GHG, a jump from previous estimates of eight per cent.

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The WWF has launched the “Good for you, Good for the planet” campaign to guide people towards eating a planet friendly diet.
A new study by WWF and Tesco revealed that food waste amounts to 10 per cent of GHG
Adopting a plant-based diet brings down food-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 30 per cent, wildlife loss by up to 46 per cent agriculture land-use by at least 41 per cent and premature deaths by at least 20 per cent
This amounts to twice the yearly carbon emissions from automobiles in the United States and Europe.
Overall, 2.5 billion tonnes of food goes uneaten globally.