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Coffee: Tackling the hidden damages of the world's favorite hot drink

Greenscore - A Sustainability Podcast

English - November 09, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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2 billion cups of coffee are drunk every day worldwide. If you are one of those many coffee drinkers, you might choose your coffee based on flavor, cost, or ease. But have you considered adding sustainability to your list? 

Find out why you should in this episode with Dan Webber, founder of Chimney Fire Coffee, a specialty coffee roaster committed to sustainable and responsibly-sourced coffee. We explore how coffee is grown and roasted, the enormous carbon, water, deforestation, and social impacts of this process, and how we can fulfill our caffeine habits with more eco-friendly and ethical coffee. 

Learn more about Chimney Fire Coffee: https://chimneyfirecoffee.com/

Further reading:
- The New York Times covers the relationship between coffee and climate
- Life cycle assessment of conventional versus sustainable coffee production

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