Food banks against climate change, a solution that works: a case study in Navarra, Spain

González Peñalver, José Miguel; Armijos Piedra, María Alejandra; Soret Lafraya, Beatriz; Martínez Aldaya, Maite

Food banks against climate change, a solution that works: a case study in Navarra, Spain

dc.contributor.author	González Peñalver, José Miguel
dc.contributor.author	Armijos Piedra, María Alejandra
dc.contributor.author	Soret Lafraya, Beatriz
dc.contributor.author	Martínez Aldaya, Maite
dc.contributor.department	Agronomía, Biotecnología y Alimentación	es_ES
dc.contributor.department	Institute on Innovation and Sustainable Development in Food Chain - ISFOOD	en
dc.contributor.department	Agronomia, Bioteknologia eta Elikadura	eu
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-03T09:33:38Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-03T09:33:38Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.date.updated	2023-04-03T09:25:19Z
dc.description.abstract	Worldwide, more than 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted each year, which is equivalent to releasing 4.4 Gt of CO2 equivalents (CO2e). In this context, the Food Bank of Navarra (FBN) annually avoids the waste of approximately 3000 tons of perfectly consumable food. The aim of this study was twofold: on the one hand, to analyse the carbon footprint of the FBN and, on the other hand, to perform a comparative analysis of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in two scenarios, “with” and “without” the actions of the FBN, in order to identify and quantify the environmental benefits, in terms of GHG emissions reduction, associated with the reduction in food waste. The analyses were conducted in two different years. The carbon footprint associated with the FBN’s activities was 147 t of CO2e in the year 2018. The quantification of GHGs in the scenario “without the FBN” showed that if the FBN did not exist 4715 t of CO2e would have been emitted. The results obtained in consecutive years were similar, highlighting the importance of the FBN—not only in social terms but also environmental terms—as it prevented a large amount of GHGs from being emitted into the atmosphere. A detailed account of the carbon emission reduction associated with the food bank’s operations and the knowledge of the benefits involved could boost their positive effects in facilitating the integration of their activities into policies aimed at climate neutrality.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	The project leading to these results received funding from “la Caixa” and the Caja Navarra Foundation under agreement LCF/PR/PR13/51080004.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Penalver, J. G., Armijos, A., Soret, B., & Aldaya, M. M. (2022). Food banks against climate change, a solution that works: A case study in navarra, spain. Foods, 11(22), 3645. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11223645	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/foods11223645
dc.identifier.issn	2304-8158
dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/45028
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	MDPI	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Foods, 11(22), 1-19	en
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11223645
dc.rights	© 2022 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.	en
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dc.subject	Carbon footprint	en
dc.subject	Climate change	en
dc.subject	Food waste	en
dc.subject	Greenhouse gases	en
dc.subject	Sustainability	en
dc.title	Food banks against climate change, a solution that works: a case study in Navarra, Spain	en
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