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Energy Use in Global Food Production Considerations for Sustainable Food Security in the 21st Century /

This Brief examines the sustainability of energy use in global food production and processing. The nexus between food, water, and energy are explored against a background of climate change. Current efforts to reduce the energy intensity of food and increase sustainability are explored. Food waste an...

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Main Author: Verma, Meera. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition,
Subjects:
Food—Biotechnology.
Climate change.
Energy efficiency.
Water-supply.
Fossil fuels.
Food Science.
Climate Change.
Energy Efficiency.
Water Industry/Water Technologies.
Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16781-7
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