Chair of Development Economics
and Global Political Economy









ENOUGH – A NEW EU PROJECT THAT WILL IDENTIFY HOW FOOD INDUSTRY CAN BECOME NET ZERO BY 2050



Logo with a stylized fork and knife inside a rounded square, next to the word 'ENOUGH' in green and smaller text 'EUROPEAN FOOD CHAIN SUPPLY TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS BY 2050' below






Funders: European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under grant agreement No. 101036588

Partners: Sintef Ocean, London South Bank University, University of Birmingham, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, INRAE, KU Leuven, IIF-IIR, CNR-ITC, ANIA, EFFoS, TU GRAZ, VcbT, Vytautas Magnus University, Silesian University of Technology, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Dr. Ianna Dantas, Dr. Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso(University of Göttingen)

Period: 2022 - 2025

Website: Summary of the Project



Abstract: Food systems are globally responsible for 20% to almost 40% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Over the whole food chain, approximately 60% of food should be refrigerated at some point, and it is estimated that approximately 70% of emissions from food are related to perishable foods. The main source of emissions is related to energy use within the food chain, but leakage of high GWP refrigerant is another relevant source. Thus, the main scope of the project is to support the EU farm to fork sustainable strategy by providing technical, financial, and political tools and solutions to reduce GHG emissions (by 2030) and achieve carbon neutrality (by 2050) in the food industry.