Carbonle #40 — July 10, 2026

Today: foods, by the kilo

The order that day, lightest footprint to heaviest.

• 1🧅Onions & leeks0.50 kg CO₂e per kg — among the lowest-footprint foods measured.0.5 kg CO₂e / kg
• 2🍷Wine1.79 kg CO₂e per kg — roughly 4× the footprint of a kilo of apples.1.79 kg CO₂e / kg
• 3🍚Rice4.45 kg CO₂e per kg — roughly 10× the footprint of a kilo of apples.4.45 kg CO₂e / kg
• 4🧀Cheese23.88 kg CO₂e per kg — roughly 56× the footprint of a kilo of apples.23.88 kg CO₂e / kg
• 5🥩Beef99.48 kg CO₂e per kg — roughly 231× the footprint of a kilo of apples.99.48 kg CO₂e / kg

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