Key Takeaways
– Enough calories are produced on the world’s croplands to feed 14.5 billion people. But just 50% of cropland calories are available as food – and even less than 50% when food waste is taken into consideration.
– For every 100 calories produced on croplands, 45 are eaten, 40 are fed to livestock, and 15 are used for other nonfood products such as biofuels.
– The food, agriculture, and land use sector generates a staggering one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions. While our global food system is becoming less efficient, shifting diets represent a potent and underutilized climate solution.
– Creating a more sustainable global food system is most easily achieved by targeting a small set of solutions in specific regions that can generate significant impacts.

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