Food consumption in the five highest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting countries, including India, was responsible for more than 40 percent of global food supply chain emissions in 2019, according to a study.
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Researchers analyzed data linking emissions to consumers between 2000 and 2019, revealing that in 2019, food consumption in the five highest emitting countries, China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, and the US, was responsible for more than 40 percent of the global food supply chain emissions.
Researchers analyzed data linking emissions to consumers between 2000 and 2019, revealing that in 2019, food consumption in the five highest emitting countries, China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, and the US, was responsible for more than 40 percent of the global food supply chain emissions.