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Your morning cuppa could rock the planet

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By Kate Selig Verified
| The Telegraph (India) Verified
Milk in a latte generates twice as much emissions as the coffee beans, says Kate Selig Kate Selig Published 05.01.26, 10:54 AM You love coffee and you love the planet. So you may wonder what your caffeine habit means for climate change. Coffee isn’t a huge polluter, but it does produce greenhouse gases.
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Is my morning coffee climate-friendly?

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By Kate Selig Verified
| Oman Observer Verified
You love your morning coffee and you love the planet. So, you might wonder what your caffeine habit means for climate change. Coffee isn’t a huge climate polluter, but it does produce greenhouse gases. On the high end, a kilogramme of roasted coffee can produce 40 kilogrammes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, according to Dave White, director of the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation at Arizona State University.
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Is my morning coffee climate friendly?

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By Kate Selig Verified
| The Seattle Times Verified
You love your morning coffee and you love the planet. So, you might wonder what your caffeine habit means for climate change. Coffee isn’t a huge climate polluter, but it does produce greenhouse gases. On the high end, a kilogram of roasted coffee can produce 40 kilograms or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, according to Dave White, director of the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation at Arizona State University.
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