Which food has most food miles? Which produces most CO2 from transport? Total CO2 per kilo of Food from Food miles Where it’s food: Typical imports from: Apples; about a quarter of apples eaten in the UK South Africa: 5,600 miles S. Africa (sea): 106g CO2 South Africa by ship are grown here. Apples can be stored in large France: 213 miles France (road): 23g CO2 France by road. fridges so they are easily imported from overseas UK grown, for example: growers. Kent: ___ miles Kent. Typical imports from: Beef; cattle do well in the UK, for example the Argentina: 6,900 miles Argentina, ship or air. famous Aberdeen Angus cattle. But UK consumers still eat beef from overseas. Countries such as USA, UK grown, for example: Aberdeen ___ miles Brazil and Argentina are big beef exporters. Aberdeen, Scotland. Typical imports from: Potatoes grow well in the UK but we still import over France: 213 miles France by road. 300,000 tonnes a year. This includes imports from UK grown, for example: France, even during the UK growing season. Pembrokeshire ___ miles Pembrokeshire or Lincolnshire ___ miles Lincolnshire. Typical imports from: Tomatoes; the UK imports about 85% of vegetables Netherlands: 221 miles Netherlands, by road. from the EU all year round. Only a third of tomatoes UK grown, for example: eaten in the UK are grown here. West Sussex ___ miles West Sussex. Typical imports from: Green beans; French beans grow well in the UK in Kenya:___ miles Kenya by air summer. They are also imported from places like for example: UK grown, Kenya. Worcestershire ___ miles Worcestershire Amount of CO2 produced by Air: 0.45 grams CO2 each Road: 0.07 grams CO2 each Sea: 0.01 grams CO2 each food transporting each kilo of food: mile (0.02g per Km). food mile (or 0.73g per Km) food mile (0.11g per Km)
Which food has most food miles? Which produces most CO2 from transport? Food Where it’s from Food miles Total CO2 per kilo of food: Apples; about a quarter of apples eaten in the UK are grown here. Apples can be stored in large fridges so they are easily imported from overseas growers. Typical imports from: South Africa by ship France by road. South Africa: 5,600 miles France: 213 miles S. Africa (sea): 106g CO2 France (road): 23g CO2 UK grown, for example: Kent. Kent: ___ miles Beef; cattle do well in the UK, for example the famous Aberdeen Angus cattle. But UK consumers still eat beef from overseas. Countries such as USA, Brazil and Argentina are big beef exporters. Typical imports from: Argentina, ship or air. Argentina: 6,900 miles UK grown, for example: Aberdeen, Scotland. Aberdeen ___ miles Potatoes grow well in the UK but we still import over 300,000 tonnes a year. This includes imports from France, even during the UK growing season. Typical imports from: France by road. France: 213 miles UK grown, for example: Pembrokeshire or Lincolnshire. Pembrokeshire ___ miles Lincolnshire ___ miles Tomatoes; the UK imports about 85% of vegetables from the EU all year round. Only a third of tomatoes eaten in the UK are grown here. Typical imports from: Netherlands, by road. Netherlands: 221 miles UK grown, for example: West Sussex. West Sussex ___ miles Green beans; French beans grow well in the UK in summer. They are also imported from places like Kenya. Typical imports from: Kenya by air Kenya:___ miles UK grown, for example: Worcestershire Worcestershire ___ miles Amount of CO2 produced by transporting each kilo of food: Air: 0.45 grams CO2 each food mile (or 0.73g per Km) Road: 0.07 grams CO2 each food mile (0.11g per Km) Sea: 0.01 grams CO2 each food mile (0.02g per Km).
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