Responsible Consumption and Food Waste in Europe

In order to ensure sustainable development within the EU it is absolutely obligatory for all citizens of Europe to become creative about reducing our ecological footprint by finding ways to consume in more responsible fashion. Our shared natural resources are limited and pollutants as well as toxic waste create significant problems for the environment. 

Agriculture is the most extensive user of water on a global scale and unhealthy food is making us all sicker. Every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted annually. At the same time, roughly two billion people are undernourished or suffer from famine - the same amount of people who are morbidly overweight or obese. 22% of total greenhouse gas emissions are produced by food production, largely on account of deforestation for farmland.