If Food Loss and Waste Were its own Country, it Would Be the Third-Largest Greenhouse Gas Emitter
If food loss and waste were a country, it would be the world’s third-largest emitter—surpassed only by China and the United States.
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If food loss and waste were a country, it would be the world’s third-largest emitter—surpassed only by China and the United States.
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