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Have you got a Beef with Carbon Emissions?

February 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM

92% of global GDP has pledged a 2030 net zero pledge of which the food and beverage industry accounts for £30bn.
Up to 90% food and beverage emissions are from purchased goods – i.e. originating from farms - creating a problem on multiple levels:
1. There is insufficient low carbon produce for companies to meet their net zero targets
2. These businesses have limited access to supplier farms.
3. Current footprinting data uses industry averages, often leading to overinflated figures vs actual farm level data

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All Beef gets a Bad Name but not all Beef is Farmed the Same

September 28, 2023 at 1:00 PM

I just did an internet search to find out the carbon footprint of 1kg beef.
On the first page of results, the range varied from 27kg to 36kg to 50kg, 60kg, 70kg, 99.5kg and even 125kg CO2e/kg beef – when really the answer is ‘it depends on a lot of factors’.

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The Biggest Problem with Food Emissions

August 16, 2023 at 2:00 PM

The global food system contributes over a third of greenhouse gas emissions, with half of all food emissions originating within farms. While the majority of companies have committed to Science Based Targets to reduce emissions, most struggle with the vast emissions at the farm level, which account for about 90% of total emissions in the food sector. A survey of UK farmers showed that only 30% have assessed their farm's carbon footprint, and only 3% are engaged in selling carbon, despite a financial system already in place.

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The route to truly carbon negative beer?

July 25, 2023 at 3:00 PM

According to CAMRA, brewing materials account for around 20 – 30 per cent of the total beer footprint, with three quarters of the CO2 coming from barley alone

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