Tag Archives: Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

Amenic181/Shutterstock Mark Maslin, UCL and Carmen Nab, UCL For many of us, coffee is essential. It allows us to function in the morning and gives a much needed boost during the day. But in new research, we revealed the effect that our favourite caffeine hit has on the planet. Weight for weight, coffee produced by the least sustainable means generates …

Pajtica/Shutterstock John Lynch, University of Oxford How people grow food and the way we use the land is an important, though often overlooked, contributor to climate change. While most people recognise the role of burning fossil fuels in heating the atmosphere, there has been less discussion about the necessary changes for bringing agriculture in line with a “net-zero” world. But …