Guide to Sustainable Living

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FOOD & SHOPPINGFood and shopping choices also have a major impact on our environment aswell as our bodies. Unsustainable consumption and production processes havecontributed to the degradation of our planet, but thankfully there are things wecan do to avoid further harm. You can start by educating yourself about sustainablefood and shopping choices, and then adapt your daily choices to match what youhave learned.Facts & Figures14• Each year, an estimated 1/3 of all food produced ends up rotting in the bins ofconsumers and retailers, or spoiling due to poor transportation and harvestingpractices.• 3 billion tonnes of food is wasted every year while almost 1 billion people goundernourished and another 1 billion hungry.• 2 billion people globally are overweight or obese. Overconsumption of food isdetrimental to our health and the environment.• Land degradation, declining soil fertility, unsustainable water use, overfishing,and marine environment degradation are all lessening the ability of the naturalresource base to supply food.• The food sector accounts for around 30 per cent of the world’s total energyconsumption and accounts for around 22 per cent of total Greenhouse Gasemissions.• If the global population reaches 9.6 billion by 2050, the equivalent of almostthree planets will be required to sustain current lifestyles.• While substantial environmental impacts from food occur in the productionphase (i.e. agriculture and food processing), households influence these impactsthrough their dietary choices and habits. This consequently affects theenvironment through food-related energy consumption and waste generation.14
Per capita food loss and waste by14region(Kilograms per year)Distribution of the annual energy used14by the US food system15
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