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Offline rangerrebew

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Claim: Solar Powered Refrigerators would Solve African Food Waste
« on: January 23, 2023, 04:16:30 pm »
 

Claim: Solar Powered Refrigerators would Solve African Food Waste
1 day ago Eric Worrall 83 Comments
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If only people like International Environment and Resource Policy Post Doc Abay Yimere talked to the engineering department before discussing technology solutions.

Installing solar-powered refrigerators in developing countries is an effective way to reduce hunger and slow climate change

Published: January 20, 2023 12.36am AEDT

Abay Yimere
Postdoctoral Scholar in International Environment and Resource Policy, Tufts University

Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside or allowed to spoil, it makes economies less productive and leaves people hungry.

It also harms Earth’s climate by generating methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Food loss and waste accounts for 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter in the world, ahead of India and behind only China and the U.S.

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Re: Claim: Solar Powered Refrigerators would Solve African Food Waste
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2023, 04:19:09 pm »
Do they have supermarkets in the Kalahari? :whistle:  The real problem, though, is that would be "cultural appropriation," a real no no to liberals. wink777
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Re: Claim: Solar Powered Refrigerators would Solve African Food Waste
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2023, 04:21:50 pm »
How much food is actually wasted in Africa?
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