JOURNAL: Decarbonising the food and beverages industry – Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Summary

Authors:

Benjamin Sovacool
Morgan Bazilian
Steve Griffiths
Jinsoo Kim
Aoife Foley
David Rooney

Decarbonising the food and beverages industry: A critical and systematic review of developments, sociotechnical systems and policy options.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

June 2021

  • From farm to fork, food and beverage consumption can have significant negative impacts
  • This review identifies the most carbon-intensive processes in the industry
  • It discusses multiple current and emerging options and practices for decarbonization, including 78 potential transformations.
  • It examines the benefits to sector decarbonization as well as barriers
  • It discusses how financing, business models, and policy can be harnessed