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The carbon cost of breakfast at COP26

Can a vegan croissant really be worse for the environment than a bacon roll? Tim Harford questions how the carbon cost of food is calculated.

A French minister told people to eat fewer croissants at this year鈥檚 COP26 summit, after the menu said the carbon cost of the pastry was higher than that of a bacon roll, even if it was made without butter. Tim Harford investigates whether this claim could be true, and how the effect of food on climate change can be measured.

(Photo: Continental breakfast with coffee and croissants: Cris Cant贸n/Getty Images)

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Mon 15 Nov 2021 10:50GMT

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  • Sun 14 Nov 2021 14:50GMT
  • Sun 14 Nov 2021 23:50GMT
  • Mon 15 Nov 2021 03:50GMT
  • Mon 15 Nov 2021 10:50GMT

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