Scientists calculate carbon emissions of your sandwich

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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/25/scientists-calculate-carbon-emissions-of-your-sandwich

 

Researchers at the University of Manchester carried out the first ever study of the carbon footprint of sandwiches – both home-made and ready-made. They considered the entire life cycle of sandwiches, including the production of ingredients, packaging, refrigeration and food waste.

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The team scrutinised 40 different sandwich types, recipes and combinations and found the highest carbon footprints for the sandwiches containing pork meat (bacon, ham or sausages) and also those filled with cheese or prawns.

The researchers estimate that a ready-made (and highly calorific) all-day breakfast sandwich generates 1441g of carbon dioxide equivalent – equal to the emissions created by driving a car for 12 miles (19km).

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I want to know what Val thinks.

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4 hours ago, Boiler said:

Researchers at the University of Manchester

Three professors (a physicist, a chemist, and a statistician) are called in to see the Dean.

Just as they arrive, the Dean is called out of his office, leaving the three professors there.  The professors see with alarm that there is a fire in the wastebasket.

The physicist says, "I know what to do!  We must cool down the materials until their temperature is lower than the ignition temperature and then the fire will go out."

The chemist says, "No! No!  I know what to do!  We must cut off the supply of oxygen so that the fire will go out because of lack of one of the reactants."

While the physicist and chemist debate what course to take, they both are alarmed to see the statistician running around the room and starting other fires.  They both scream, "What are you doing?"

The statistician replies, "Trying to get an adequate sample size."

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Get me some prawns, bacon and ham samwiches...

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19 hours ago, Boiler said:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/25/scientists-calculate-carbon-emissions-of-your-sandwich

 

Researchers at the University of Manchester carried out the first ever study of the carbon footprint of sandwiches – both home-made and ready-made. They considered the entire life cycle of sandwiches, including the production of ingredients, packaging, refrigeration and food waste.

How the sandwich consumed Britain – podcast

 

The team scrutinised 40 different sandwich types, recipes and combinations and found the highest carbon footprints for the sandwiches containing pork meat (bacon, ham or sausages) and also those filled with cheese or prawns.

The researchers estimate that a ready-made (and highly calorific) all-day breakfast sandwich generates 1441g of carbon dioxide equivalent – equal to the emissions created by driving a car for 12 miles (19km).

 

  My only question is what the heck is a "ready made all day breakfast sandwich."