This brief is meant to serve as a starting point for interested parties across the globe to consider how carbon credit revenue could support food recovery projects that decrease methane emissions by diverting surplus, wholesome food from landfill or other waste destinations and redistributing it to hungry people. While it includes some policy recommendations, the content is tailored as a primer for a broad audience interested in learning more about considerations for food recovery projects in a voluntary carbon market. Organizations with the mission to reduce FLW, food donors, companies, and policymakers should also consider additional opportunities to reduce emissions from food waste, especially ways for entities to prioritize climate mitigation activities like food donation above any compensation activities like offsets.
