{"id":14810,"date":"2019-09-27T10:24:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T09:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitedbaristas.com\/?p=14810"},"modified":"2022-01-14T10:32:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T10:32:29","slug":"calculating-the-coffee-industrys-carbon-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedbaristas.com\/articles\/insights\/calculating-the-coffee-industrys-carbon-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculating the Coffee Industry’s Carbon Emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/i> Coffee's Carbon Footprint<\/a> series<\/div>\n
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Carbon dioxide is colourless, tasteless and odourless, but it\u2019s everywhere and causing global warming. So how do we work out how much carbon is emitted to make a cup of coffee?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To work out the carbon emissions across the coffee supply chain, it’s necessary to compare very different activities. Fortunately, there are some established methods that allow us to calculate how much carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) various activities, such as fertiliser use, transportation, packaging manufacturing, and roasting, produce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This allows us to compare various processes, products, and behaviours. For example, which is the greater cause of carbon emissions: flying to origin to buy the coffee, roasting the coffee or preparing the coffee? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article we’ll unpack core concepts to answer these questions such as this. By understanding where our industry’s carbon emissions are greatest, we can identify where the greatest benefit from behavioural or technological changes can be made. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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