Claim: Solar Powered Refrigerators would Solve African Food Waste
1 day ago Eric Worrall 83 Comments
Essay by Eric Worrall
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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