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Tesco has expanded its free electric vehicle charging network to 500 stores.
This milestone represents a saving of 8,786 tonnes of CO2 compared with travelling the same distance in a…
Read MoreArla Foods doubles its CO2 emissions reduction plan
Arla Foods has scaled up its plan to cut carbon emissions by 63% by 2030, having already achieved a 24% reduction since 2015.
To help meet its ambitious new goals,…
Read MoreTesco partners with refrigerated rail freight service to tackle HGV crisis
Tesco has unveiled its new refrigerated rail freight service in the UK in a bid to reduce the number of lorries on the road and lower its carbon emissions.
The…
Read MoreSupermarket plastics down 10% since 2018, says WRAP
British supermarkets have saved 335,00 tonnes of CO2 since 2018 by slashing a tenth of their plastic packaging.
According to recycling group WRAP, the drop in emissions is the equivalent…
Read MoreFood waste ‘frozen out’ of Cop26 despite carbon footprint
Wasted food is “largely ignored” at the Cop26 climate summit despite the massive environmental cost of food production, a charity has said.
FareShare claimed on the conference’s final day that…
Read More‘Food is too cheap,’ claims supermarket supply giant
Food inflation could hit double digits because prices are unsustainably low, “Chicken King” Ranjit Boparan has warned.
It comes after dairy company Arla revealed it had been rocked by a…
Read MoreGovernment secures CO2 supply for food industry until early 2022
The government has reached an agreement with UK suppliers to ensure a secure provision of CO2 until early 2022.
CO2 suppliers will pay fertiliser manufacturer CF Fertilisers a sufficient price…
Read MoreBrazil’s president says PM asked for ’emergency’ deal for unspecified food
Brazil’s president has said Boris Johnson requested an “emergency” deal to import a food product facing shortages in England, amid warnings over disruption to supermarket supplies.
Jair Bolsonaro did not…
Read More‘Farmageddon’ averted with multi-million CO2 bailout
The government will pay tens of millions to restart a plant’s CO2 production after experts warned of food shortages within days.
Britain’s commercial CO2 supplies more than halved last week…
Read MoreProducts could disappear from supermarkets over CO2 shortage, food chief warns
Shoppers will start noticing shortages within days as a result of the crisis in carbon dioxide (CO2) supply, a food industry chief has warned.
The gas is used in food…
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