Circularity in Europe strengthens the sustainability of the global food system
| العنوان: | Circularity in Europe strengthens the sustainability of the global food system |
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| المؤلفون: | H. H. E. van Zanten, W. Simon, B. van Selm, J. Wacker, T. I. Maindl, A. Frehner, R. Hijbeek, M. K. van Ittersum, M. Herrero |
| المصدر: | Nature Food 4 (2023) Nature Food, 4, 320-330 |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Dierlijke Productiesystemen, Plant Production Systems, Plantaardige Productiesystemen, WIAS, Life Science, Farm Systems Ecology Group, Animal Science and Zoology, PE&RC, Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Production Systems, Food Science |
| الوصف: | Redesigning the European food system on the basis of circularity principles could bring environmental benefits for Europe and the world. Here we deploy a biophysical optimization model to explore the effects of adopting three circularity scenarios in the European Union (EU)27 + UK. We calculate a potential reduction of 71% in agricultural land use and 29% per capita in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, while producing enough healthy food within a self-sufficient European food system. Under global food shortages, savings in agricultural land could be used to feed an additional 767 million people outside the EU (+149%), while reducing per capita greenhouse gas emissions by 38% but increasing overall emissions by 55% due to the increased population served. Transitioning the EU’s food system towards circularity implies sequential changes among all its components and has great potential to safeguard human and planetary health. |
| وصف الملف: | text/html; application/octet-stream |
| تدمد: | 2662-1355 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s43016-023-00734-9 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::d009eb9166c19a3affd90b4bb34f43ac https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00734-9 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....d009eb9166c19a3affd90b4bb34f43ac |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 26621355 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s43016-023-00734-9 |