carbon emissions
Why is food still absent from UK carbon plan?
Ruth Westcott from Sustain reflects on the absence of food from the UK’s plan to lower carbon emissions and why ministers are scared to talk about the need for dietary change
Caterers missing out on £700m meat-free market
Caterers are missing out on a £700m market in meat-free options. The latest research suggests that three in five UK adults now eat meat-free food, with 3% (approximately 1.8m) of adults actively identifying themselves as vegetarians [National Statistics]. …
Carbon off-setting, conscience or con-trick?
There are few ‘buzz’ phrases nowadays with more business pertinence than carbon offsetting – that is, the concept of reducing the impact of carbon dioxide emissions from everyday activities by donating to an initiative that reduces carbon by the equivalent…
