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29 Jun 2016

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Oxfam

Feeding Climate Change: Interactive graphics on greenhouse gas emissions by food commodities

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The food sector is responsible for a large portion of greenhouse gas emissions, which drive global climate change. The sector also relies on the labor and production of millions of small-scale farmers and agricultural workers in the regions most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Explore the graphics below to see how much greenhouse gas some of the world’s major food commodities emit — from staples like rice to speciality commodities like coffee — and the level of water scarcity in the regions they’re grown. Also, read the stories of the farmers who grow these commodities are being impacted by climate change.

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Oxfam report: "Feeding Climate Change - What the Paris Agreement means for food and beverage companies"

Business & Climate Summit (London, 28-29 Jun 2016)