The world's affluent must start eating local food to tackle the climate crisis, new research shows

  • Written by: Arunima Malik, Senior Lecturer in Sustainability, University of Sydney
The world's affluent must start eating local food to tackle the climate crisis, new research showsShutterstock

The desire by people in richer countries for a diverse range of out-of-season produce imported from overseas is driving up global greenhouse gas emissions, our new research has found.

It reveals how transporting food across and between countries generates almost one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions from the food sector – and...

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