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Cool Food is a global initiative that helps dining facilities commit to a science-based target to reduce their food-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 percent by 2030 relative to 2015. This paper establishes the baseline estimate for Cool Food members’ collective food-related GHG emissions and also reports the group’s 2030 reduction target.

In total, members reported more than 129,000 tonnes (t) of food purchased in the base year. If members met the collective 25 percent GHG emissions reduction target, their actions would reduce the group’s annual emissions by more than 1,071,000 t CO₂e per year by 2030 relative to the base year—a reduction equivalent to avoiding the annual tailpipe emissions from more than 230,000 passenger vehicles. We will provide a progress update using the group’s 2019 food purchase data once new data are available.