[EN] This work evaluates and discusses the greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions reduction potential of agroecological policies implemented
in public food procurement for school canteens. Using
a life cycle analysis (LCA) methodology (cradle-to-grave
approach) and the information gathered from the Red
Municipal de Comedores Escolares (Local Network of School
Canteens) in the municipality of Ames (A Coruña, Galicia,
Spain), the results show how organic production, dietary change
(less animal protein), seasonal consumption, and packaging
reduction, among other measures, can mitigate the climate
impact of school meals. The food policies implemented in
Ames have allowed mitigating the GHG emissions of local
school canteens by 13.4%. Under realistic conditions, this reduction
could rise to 40.6% should the agroecological transformation
of the food system continue to advance.SIThis work has been developed within the framework of a project entitled “La construcción social de la calidad alimentaria: Mediaciones entre la producción y el consumo en una economía basada en el conocimiento” (“The social construction of food quality: Mediation between production and consumption in a knowledge-based economy”) (Ref. CSO2017-85188-r), which has benefitted from the Aid to RDI Projects initiative of the Programa Estatal de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad (National Plan for Research, Development and Innovation focused on Societal Challenges), developed by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness
