2007

Exposed: Food's impact on climate change
5 November 2007

Our new report (PDF format -165K) reveals the major effect that food has on climate change. If the impact of imports are included, around a third of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions come from food and drink.

Find out how much these cows are contributing to climate change

Every part of the food industry produces emissions - from spraying fields with fertiliser to refrigeration.

We have looked at the whole food industry to uncover where these these emissions come from - and which parts of the industry produce the most.

Read the report (PDF format -165K) and you might be surprised just how much some of the food on our plates contributes to climate change.

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