WRI Digest: Measuring Food Loss and Waste

WRI Digest

4 Surprising Reasons to Measure and Reduce Food Loss and Waste

Measuring and reducing food loss and waste saves money, improves food security and helps the environment. Brian Lipinski explains how governments, companies and international organizations are getting ahead of the curve. Learn more.

The new Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard includes universally applicable definitions for describing the components of “food loss and waste” included in an inventory and possible destinations.

US and India Agree to Forge Ahead with Global Climate Action

“President Obama and Prime Minister Modi are delivering on their common understanding and resolve that long-term prosperity must be underpinned by a stable climate,” explains WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer in response to the release of a new U.S.-India Joint Announcement on Climate and Clean Energy. Learn more.

From Bogota to Belgrade, Cities Commit to Energy-Efficient Buildings

12 new cities have joined the Building Efficiency Accelerator, an initiative to help double the rate of energy efficiency by 2030. Learn more.

Former Energy CEO Envisions a Future without Fossils

David Crane, former head of NRG, one of the biggest carbon emitters in the United States, told WRI’s Corporate Consultative Group that energy utility monopolies are a big barrier to climate action. Learn more.