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The menu at The Canteen in southwest England doesn’t just let diners know how much a dish costs. They can also check its carbon footprint. The carrot and beetroot pakora with yogurt sauce is responsible for just 16 grams of CO2 emissions. The aubergines with a miso and harissa sauce with tabbouleh and Zaatar toast caused 675 grams of carbon dioxide. As customers weigh their options, the menu at the vegetarian restaurant in Bristol includes a comparison with a dish that it does not serve: the emissions from a UK-produced hamburger. “Three kilos for a burger, wow! I can’t believe it,” ex...

BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) – The menu at The Canteen in southwest England doesn’t just let diners know how much a dish costs. They can also check its carbon footprint. The carrot and beetroot pakora with yoghurt sauce is responsible for just 16 grammes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The aubergines with a miso and […]

The menu notes that a real beef burger's emissions is "10 times the amount of its vegan alternative".

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On the menu at a UK restaurant: carbon footprint