Global food waste helps to drive climate change due to the methane released by decomposing organic matter. With emissions from food loss and waste now nearly five times the emissions from the aviation ...

Tossing out overripe avocados, wilted greens and sour milk isn't just costing you money — it's also contributing to climate change. Reduce your... How to cut down food waste (and fight climate change) ...

Researchers pry into the intricacies of household food waste in Japan, paving the way to effective strategies for mitigating it Food production is one of the pillars of human civilization and ...

File: Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing ...

Food choices are driving climate change more than many people realize. Cutting waste and reducing beef consumption could help keep global warming in check.

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. When we started working on this ...

An estimated 316 million pounds of food will be wasted in the U.S. on Thanksgiving — half a billion dollars’ worth of groceries thrown away in a single day. It takes an area the size of China to grow ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. There's a whiteboard on the ...

Next month New Hampshire launches a new law to cut food waste, and in the process eventually save landfill space and reduce the methane gas emissions that drive climate change. Other potential upsides ...

This year is expected to be the hottest on record, but 18-year-old activist Shrusti Amula is refusing to feel down about the future of the planet. Instead, she’s working to reduce the impacts of ...