Page 7 - Eco-Schools Wales Newsletter, Spring 1 2023 - english

Strawberries

The jewel of the British summer, this

juicy gem is at its best when freshly
picked on a sunny July day! When in

season and grown locally, it’s carbon
footprint is a modest 490g CO2e per

250g punnet. However, we are able
to buy strawberries all year round due

to heated greenhouses, or by importing

from warmer countries.

Flying is often the preferred option for transporting soft

fruits that perish quickly, therefore the greenhouse gas
emissions of a similar size punnet, bought in December,

could be seven times as much, at 3.65kg CO2e!

Cheeseburger

There are several elements that make up a beef burger with cheese- we
have the bun, the cheese, maybe some ketchup and of course the beef. All

together this adds up to a 4oz cheeseburger contributing to 3.2kg CO2e of

greenhouse gases.

Being animal products, the beef and

the cheese make up the biggest

proportion of this number.
However, ensuring that the

ingredients are produced

through regenerative farming
methods should help to

reduce the environmental

impact of this treat.

Figures are taken from the book “How Bad are Bananas” by Mike Berners-Lee. CO2e

denotes the greenhouse gases produced equivalent to carbon dioxide.