Every year, one third of all food produced globally goes to waste. This not only affects our wallets but also has a significant impact on our environment. When food waste ends up in landfills, it releases methane gas, which contributes to climate change. We can reduce food waste by buying only what we need, planning our meals, and composting our food scraps. Let's work together to reduce food waste and make a positive impact on our environment. Food waste is a significant problem that affects individuals, businesses, and the environment. According to the United Nations, approximately one-third of all food produced globally goes to waste each year. This equates to 1.3 billion tonnes of food, which is enough to feed three billion people. Food waste has many negative consequences. Firstly, it is a waste of resources. Producing food requires land, water, energy, and other resources. When food is wasted, these resources are also wasted. This is not only bad for the environment but also ...
What a difference a leaf makes! Well, not one leaf. We have 3.04 trillion trees on our planet—that’s 400 trees per person. If we count all the leaves on all those trees and take a look at what they do collectively to the air around us, is stunning. We know they absorb air. Their leaves gobble carbon dioxide, and then, with help from the sun, the carbon stays in the tree. Oxygen gets released. Come winter, the leaves fall off, trees go bare. Without leaves, trees go quiet. Any extra CO2 is more likely to hang in the atmosphere—until June. That’s the month when trillions upon trillions of leaves are opening, growing, & starting to breathe and their collective breath literally cleaning the sky. It’s like the world’s northern forests become a giant vacuum cleaner, scouring the air, sucking down the CO2 till around November. When leaves fall, the situation reverses … and it feels a little scary It tracks the flow of carbon dioxide across the planet over 12 months, starting in Ja...