Drinking coffee makes many of us feel good, so it makes sense that we would want to feel good about how it is produced. When it comes to sustainable coffee, the most important choice is how the coffee has been cultivated, and its impact on the ecosystems where it is grown. But you may not realise that how you prepare your coffee at home can add 50% or more to its overall environmental footprint.
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Australians’ appreciation of coffee has changed beyond recognition over the past couple of decades, yet many households still have a jar of instant coffee in the kitchen. We’re not the only ones – roughly half the world’s countries have significant instant coffee markets and the global market is growing.
Read the story by a Research Scientist from Climate Smart Agriculture, CSIRO, Maartje Sevenster - from The Conversation - “Sorry, baristas: instant coffee has the smallest carbon footprint (but don’t overfill the kettle.”
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