Overview
- Examines the sustainability of energy use in today's global food production and processing
- Looks to the future of energy use in food processing as the world's population expands and demand increases
- Outlines the food industry's impact on anthropogenic climate change through energy use in production and transportation
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition (BRIEFSFOOD)
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Meera Verma, PhD, FTSE, FAICD, is a professional executive with expertise in spanning the global healthcare, biotechnology and renewable energy sectors, based in Adelaide, Australia. She is the Principal of Headland Vision, providing strategic product development advisory services focused on biofuel development. She previously served as Site Director for the Adelaide-based R&D and manufacturing facility of Hospira Inc, a Chicago-based global specialty pharmaceutical and medication company.
Dr. Verma is a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and holds a Doctoral Degree in Biochemistry from the University of Adelaide. She is a non-Executive Director of Ellex Medical Ltd., Biosensis Pty Ltd and Trees for Life and is currently Chair of the SA Division of ATSE.
Dr Verma trained as a Climate Reality Leader in 2014 and is associated with the group South Australian’s for Climate Action.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Energy Use in Global Food Production
Book Subtitle: Considerations for Sustainable Food Security in the 21st Century
Authors: Meera Verma
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16781-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-16780-0Published: 26 March 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16781-7Published: 12 March 2015
Series ISSN: 2197-571X
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5728
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 49
Number of Illustrations: 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Food Science, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Water Industry/Water Technologies, Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture)