Teaching activity
Carbon Footprint and the Food Chain
7th September 2020
Which apple has a higher carbon footprint? One imported from New Zealand to the UK? Or one grown in the UK?
An excellent short video here from the FT.
If you’re living in the UK, surely an apple imported from NZ has a bigger carbon footprint than one grown at home? Not necessarily, because factors at every stage of a food’s life cycle contribute to its overall carbon footprint, not just transport. Now, thanks to technology, measuring a food’s total carbon emissions is becoming easier, and carbon labelling is gathering momentum
Jim Riley
Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.
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