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Top food firms urged to do more to cut ‘staggering’ emissions



Food campaign Bite Back says 10 firms account for more carbon emissions globally than aviation industryBritain’s biggest food and drink firms are doing too little to tackle the climate emergency and are producing “staggering” amounts of greenhouse gases, campaigners claim.The 10 companies that manufacture more of the UK’s food than anyone else produce more carbon emissions between them than even the aviation industry, a report says.Three of the firms increased their annual emissions in 2022 – Ferrero, Kraft Heinz and PepsiCo.Seven are on course to miss meeting emissions targets they have set themselves to achieve by 2050.Only four have a verifiable commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050 – Danone, Mars, Mondelēz and Nestlé. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/18/top-food-firms-urged-to-do-more-to-cut-staggering-emissions

Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Publish date : 2024-09-18 19:20:09

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