Food — from farm to fork and beyond — may be key to Paris emission goals, UN says
Food is cheap. So cheap, it’s hurting the planet. Food systems — the paths meals take from farm to fork and beyond — are among the largest anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs). They don’t need to be.
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