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Sixty seconds on . . . food emissions
BMJ 2024; 387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2157 (Published 02 October 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;387:q2157
- Elisabeth Mahase
- The BMJ
Mmmm, the aroma of roast beef and gravy . . .
Not those kinds of emissions. We’re talking about carbon emissions—which global food and drink companies are failing to substantially reduce, according to youth led campaign group Bite Back.1 In fact, the top 10 food and drink companies were responsible for 477 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in 2022—more than the aviation industry (426 million tonnes).
Smells fishy . . .
The Fuel us, don’t fool us report also showed that only one of the food and beverage giants—Unilever—met or exceeded its own …
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