ABSTRACT
The carbon footprint is a measure of the amount of greenhouse gases produced by our activities in relation to carbon dioxide or carbon. All activities caused by mankind from building their homes, using their cars to flying on holiday can be the subject of carbon footprinting. The carbon footprint on food is an estimate of all the emissions caused by the production, manufacture and delivery to the consumer and the disposal of packaging. The global food system has become such a dominant force shaping the surface of this planet and its ecosystems that we can no longer achieve sustainability without revamping the food system. This chapter discusses the ecological footprint analysis to document the current food system's demand on the biosphere. The world's grazing lands provide us with meat, milk, wool, and hides and represent 13 per cent of the global food footprint. The simplest and most cost-effective way to reduce your food footprint is to minimize food waste.
