How can the environmental impact of plant based foods be evaluated and communicated to consumers? In a new paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, Hanna Potter Karlsson and Elin Röös describe the methodology behind the WWF-vegoguide presented in another blogpost. The guide was developed in cooperation between the researchers and WWF in a… Continue reading New paper on the methodology behind the WWF-vegoguide
“Less but better meat” – what does that mean?
Meat consumption in the Western world has to decrease and meat production practices have to improve. Eating “less but better meat” is a strategy put forward by a number of institutions and organizations as a strategy for increasing the sustainability of diets in high-income settings. But how much is “less” and what is “better”? In… Continue reading “Less but better meat” – what does that mean?
Nu Àr WWFs vegoguide ute!
VĂ€rldsnaturfondern (WWF) Sverige har nu kompletterat sin Fiskguide och Köttguide med Vegoguiden – en guide för att hjĂ€lpa konsumenter vĂ€lja mer hĂ„llbart Ă€ven bland vegoprodukterna. Gruppens Hanna Potter Karlsson och Elin Röös har varit med och tagit fram bakgrundsdata och diskuterat metodutvecklingen med WWF. De flesta vegetabilier fĂ„r grönt ljus inklusive grova grönsaker och baljvĂ€xter… Continue reading Nu Ă€r WWFs vegoguide ute!
Ăr det möjligt att förutsĂ€ga hur mĂ„nga elever som ska Ă€ta lunch?
Det uppskattas av livsmedelsverket att ungefĂ€r hĂ€lften av alla luncher som serveras i Sverige görs inom ramen för offentliga mĂ„ltider. Skolan utgör en stor andel av dessa luncher, vilket kommer sig av en lagstiftad rĂ€ttighet som möjliggör för elever att kostnadsfritt fĂ„ ett mĂ„l mat varje skoldag. I och med att det Ă€r en rĂ€ttighet… Continue reading Ăr det möjligt att förutsĂ€ga hur mĂ„nga elever som ska Ă€ta lunch?
Links between Food Waste and Resilience
We explored the links between food waste and food system resilience in a recently published paper in Ecosystem Services Journal. Much food is wasted because the actors in supply chains seek to improve their own resilience â so they overplant, over-order or overbuy food. This leads to “unnecessary” emissions & resource use, undermining the long-term… Continue reading Links between Food Waste and Resilience
Ny kortkurs om matens klimatpÄverkan frÄn Uppsala kommun
LĂ€r med om matens klimatpĂ„verkan i kortkurs frĂ„n Uppsala kommun och med medverkande forskare Elin Röös. https://uppsala-matklimat.se Uppsala kommun har utvecklat en ny webbkurs om hur man kan göra mer klimartsmarta val vid planering och lagning av mat. Forskare Elin Röös som tillhör Food Systems gruppen deltar i kursen och berĂ€ttar hur klimatpĂ„verkan frĂ„n matproduktion… Continue reading Ny kortkurs om matens klimatpĂ„verkan frĂ„n Uppsala kommun
Ăverskottsmat – till vilken nytta?
Att ta hand om överskottsmat frĂ„n butiker och livsmedelsindustrin och donera överskottet till behövande Ă€r inte nĂ„got nytt fenomen globalt, men att göra detta för att minska matsvinnet Ă€r tĂ€mligen nytt. Som ett resultat av detta sĂ„ har det pĂ„ senare tid kommit en rad aktörer som pĂ„ olika sĂ€tt försöker hitta vĂ€gar för att… Continue reading Ăverskottsmat – till vilken nytta?
Reflective crops contribute to climate change mitigation
Albedo change can make an important contribution to the climate impact of cropping systems. Albedo is the share of solar radiation reflected back from the ground. It ranges between 5 and 30% for bare and vegetated agricultural land, and can reach up to 90% due to snow cover. The more reflective a surface, the higher… Continue reading Reflective crops contribute to climate change mitigation
100 000 ton per year instead of 30 000 – updated data about food waste from Swedish retail stores
The elefant in the room in this new report http://www.naturvardsverket.se/Om-Naturvardsverket/Publikationer/ISBN/8800/978-91-620-8857-6/, was the new data on retail waste – 100000 tons instead of 30000 tons -, which now is based on figures reported directly by the retail chains via the voluntary agreement instead of statistics based on a few stores combined with the number of employees.… Continue reading 100 000 ton per year instead of 30 000 – updated data about food waste from Swedish retail stores
New Food waste course
If you are interested in food waste-related issues, there is an opportunity to learn more this autumn in the new course “Food waste – current situation and future opportunities.” held at SLU in Uppsala. The course starts in August and will revolve around topics covered in the new Routledge Handbook of Food waste that will also act as the… Continue reading New Food waste course