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Welcome to Climate Solutions Live and welcome to the coffee fields of Colombia. This is where we record our videos and host our live broadcasts. We're in the midst of more than 560,000 coffee farmers, and their families, battling the climate emergency every single day. Colombia is one of the developing countries where the climate crisis is really taking hold. Join us on Climate Solutions Live as we hear from those companies and individuals striving to respond to the biggest threat modern humans have ever faced. We're media partners to We Don't Have Time, the biggest social media platform for the planet - bar none, We Don't Have Time have a monthly social media reach of up to 250 million, and broadcast regularly to millions of viewers. Climate Solutions Live is broadcast across the vast We Don't Have Time network, and is your chance to amplify your climate-friendly credentials and initiatives. Twice during 2021, we were joined by John Penrose MP, live from the House of Commons, John Penrose is the anti-corruption champion to prime minister Boris Johnson. We heard from the Competition and Markets Authority, who from January 2022 will be taking action against those companies making false climate-friendly claims. We were joined by AMAZON WATCH, who for over 25 years, has worked to protect the Amazon rainforest and defend the rights, lives, and territories of Indigenous peoples. We interviewed leading figures like Ingmar Rentzhog, CEO and founder of We Don't Have Time and many other companies and individuals with climate solutions that deserve to be heard. We broadcast monthly, and we record one on one interviews for the We Don't Have Time social media platform. There's no financial commitment for any of this, so call or write and let's get your voice to our audience - this is a climate emergency, and we certainly don't have time for silence. Watch their introductory video here: https://youtu.be/e69rsLXNsj0
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Greta Thunberg to skip ‘greenwashing’ Cop27 climate summit in Egypt Swedish climate activist says the UN’s climate conference will be ‘used as an opportunity for leaders and people in power to get attention’
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By him abandoning to attend COP27, wont be of any good! Great leaders must always show up and speak out.This is a wicked decision.
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We want the world to talk, communicate and act on climate.
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Why you shouldn't feel bad about being duped, even the biggest companies are being taken for a climate crisis ride. One of the most frustrating things about the climate crisis is the fact that earlier action could have prevented it. As inaction continues, the emissions cuts needed to limit global warming to relatively safe levels move further out of reach. You're reading this thinking, "what else is new?" Groups and individuals alike have been blamed for the continuing lack of action, from fossil fuel companies and rich countries, politicians and wealthy people, to consumers just trying to get by... just shopping. Is it any wonder that many simply give up, when even the largest corporations on the planet seem unable or unwilling to address the crisis?, after all many products are branded green nowadays, the label doing most of the heavy lifting. Take one of the most, if not the most, sought after commodity in the world today, something that figures on most shopping lists, is stocked to the rafters in every supermarket globally, and is sold to environmentally concerned students millions of times every single day. I'm talking about coffee, which at first glance seems to be the focus of every fairtrade, rainforest, bird friendly, net zero pledge and commitment, known to man. Walk into your local supermarket, whether in Stockholm, Swindon or San Francisco, and ask for a cup of social enterprise approved, B-Corp best - you'll have 1000s to choose from. Ask your local university chancellor if what you're drinking is climate friendly, and I can guarantee you'll be told that as soon as you add hot water, the climate emergency will be over. Then ask how this is so, and you'll be referred to guarantees given by the very people who profit from making claims just like these, the suppliers themselves, companies who can't afford to have their buyers, or you, think otherwise. At this point, you're probably wondering why you should be reading this very article, written by yet another coffee supplier? You should, because for the past 12 years I've lived in the middle of the Colombian coffee region, watching poverty and climate damage increase hand in hand, and since 2017, when I started NOT1BEAN, speaking about this happening, and explaining how CEO's and consumers alike are being duped, things have gone downhill, whilst 'climate friendly' coffees are stacked row upon row. According to the labels, it's actually quite difficult to find a coffee supplier who isn't single handedly saving the planet. Here's the true sorry state of affairs in 3 bullet points, it'll take a minute more to read and understand: 1 Coffee is up to 20% heavier by weight, before it's roasted. "Big deal...so what?" Well, in a supply chain of this size, that means millions of extra tonnes if it's all shipped before roasting, and at least 94% is, meaning extra cargo ships are needed to carry what is essentially waste material. Virtually every supermarket coffee..."whether in Stockholm, Swindon or San Francisco...you'll have 1000s to choose from..." was shipped before roasting, as were university and hospital coffees..and so on and so forth. 2 Being unroasted, coffees go back and forth across the same oceans, retracing their already traversed shipping lanes, until intermediary profits have been maximized. Germany, as just one example, reships over 364,000 tonnes every year, and millions of tonnes sit in warehouses across the world, advertised as ready for reshipping. Obviousy the intermediaries doing the re-exporting add their cut, meaning retailers, and subsequently consumers, pay more. Not ideal in a cost of living crisis. 3 Coffee roasters roast far and wide, anywhere they want to, meaning coffee roasted in say Italy or Sweden is trucked thousands of extra miles (green labels intact) before reaching supermarkets in different countries, or even on other continents. UK universities are particularly proud of serving these coffees to students, advertising the green credentials of the suppliers putting millions of unnecessary trucks on roads. Think about that for a second, it's transported on exra ships, re-sails the same ocean routes, going back and forth, and then needs millions of extra trucks to get it to the consumer, then it's often labelled climate friendy - some of these companies even win sustainability awards! Even this, incredible as it all is, pales into insignificance when we try to comprehend the billions of dollars lost to developing countries, where of course climate change is proving devastating - after all they're only paid for the raw product, the green unroasted beans that cost far far less than the coffee we pick up off a shelf. Billions of dollars that could be used to fight climate change where it's most needed, instead it all ends up in far richer consumer countries, in the pockets of intermediaries - of course a tiny fraction is sent back or put into into carbon credits. And that's why poverty in coffee producing countries is rife, why children are needed to pick the stuff, and why climate change mitigation is a pipe dream across the whole sector - despite the pittance sent back to greenwash the whole supply chain - and why you shouldn't feel bad at being duped - you're in good company. The label would need to be a lot bigger to explain all of this, instead it just says "climate friendly" to help us all make those informed choices. Not us by the way, NOT1BEAN of our coffee is roasted anywhere other than in the developing country in which it was grown, the roasting income stays there, as does the roasted coffee revenue, and we ship once - directly. It is of course possible for us to drink climate friendly, net zero coffee, but it's not the current way, that much at least is true, and we've a long way to go, the current methodology leaves a very bad taste. NOT1BEAN is a registered trademark. www.not1bean.com
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Great explanation of the problems that the coffee industry has put itself in. More people need to know about this!
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Here I am, spilling the beans so to speak... on what I believe to be an extremely valuable 'climate idea' which could potentially be used as a tool to decarbonise and decentralise the coffee industry creating a fairer more efficient and transparent industry. Imagine a cryptocurrency for coffee beans. 🤔🫘 Let’s refer to CoffeeBean Cryptocurrency as ‘CB’ for the purpose of explaining this idea. CB could become the default digital currency for the coffee industry, its price could correspond with the average market value of an individual coffee bean, all carbon emissions could be programmed into the CB blockchain transactions that represent each batch of coffee beans which are shipped in and out of a country. All farmers, roasters, traders and consumers could receive governance rights in the industry by ‘staking’ their CB which would also help strengthen the network and help to stabilise the price of CB. The provenance of every coffee bean could be transparently traced on the blockchain including information regarding where the coffee beans were grown, where they were roasted and where they traveled before they made it to the shelf. Mandatory QR codes could be attached to the coffee beans packaging from farm to supermarket shelf. This QR code would link to the explorer to tell you exactly where the beans came from and all of the associated emissions, and whether or not they were avoidable or have been offset. CB would be minted (enter circulation) as new coffee beans are registered by farmers, just as CB would be burned (taken out of circulation) as retailers or consumers purchase the beans. Consumers could also earn CB by reviewing the coffee brand they buy on criteria from product quality/flavour to carbon footprint to the packaging used. To make the industry even more fair for the farmers, they could even potentially earn royalties on every transaction the coffee beans make before they reach their final destination. The blockchain's transaction fees would then be able to help disincentivise unnecessary coffee trade while simultaneously financially supporting the farmers to help them adopt more sustainable farming practices.
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Hear from Dr Irina Federenko about the work Vlinder Climate do, Company Vlinder Climate Our mission is to empower people to make a planetary impact. We reinforce high-quality climate projects with smart capital and innovation. Our goal is to enable carbon mitigation of 10 million tonnes of CO2 every month, the combined footprint of Switzerland and Austria. We can achieve it by restoring 2 million ha of coastal forests, 1/2 size of Switzerland or 125x Liechtenstein. https://youtu.be/QH5MphR_ZTY
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Hear from CEO, of Goodwings talk to Climate Solutions (part of the NOT1BEAN Group) on how you can achieve this. https://youtu.be/tMK9ezpxhxA
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It is really great when partners to We Don´t Have Time highlight each other´s significant work.
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UnPackaged - Get Together & Remove Unnecessary Plastics From Our Supply Chains. At Unpackaged, they believe that a better world is possible; where people are able to meet their needs, and live better, by consuming sustainably. Unpackaged pioneered the zero waste retail business model which is now a global trend: Vision & Mission: UnPackaged Vision is a world without unnecessary packaging, with resources preserved for future generations. UnPackaged mission is to reduce packaging waste by developing systems that enable businesses and individuals to reuse and refill; and campaign for policy change. Unpackaged Benefits: Resource conservation through the reduction of packaging materials in the supply chain. The reduction of material waste from landfill & incineration. C0²e reduction from less packaging. Positive behaviour change – helping customers consume more sustainably. Less food waste – customers can buy only what they need. Promoting healthy, nutritious, and ‘whole’ foods. https://youtu.be/ggDvfw3a7DY
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very needed initiative!
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Humanity must abandon all fossil fuels and their derivatives immediately.
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The push towards reducing plastic in The world is a Noble cause
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What are single-use plastics? Basically, goods that are made mainly from fossil fuel-based chemicals that are meant to be disposed of right after use. Single-use plastics are most used for packagings such as bottles, wrappers, straws, and bags. In the 1970’s the use of single-use plastic increased exponentially replacing things like milk bottles for cartons, and food carry bags that were paper-based for plastic carriers. Single-use plastic was in use before the 1970’s and since the 1950’s it is now reported that over 9 billion tons of plastic have been made. According to a report by CNBC back in 2017 only 9 percent of the plastic waste produced ended up recycled, and another 12 percent was incinerated, the researchers found in their report. The remaining 79 percent has built up in landfills or ended up elsewhere in the environment. We can all be responsible for how much single-use plastic ends up in our homes, but we also need manufacturers, supplier’s retailers & businesses to make alternative solutions available. One solution is more retail outlets offering free-flow single-use plastic-free produce from their shelves. Unfortunately, the uptake until now by the independent retail sectors and the larger chain stores have been slow on the uptake even when it will go towards achieving their net-zero targets. Martek Zero Waste has a great line in free flow dispensing units available to the retail sector and to businesses for back-office use. Hear from Cameron Galloway Business Development Director for Martek Zero Waste on how they can provide the solution to dispensing not just food but also liquid-based products and help businesses with identifying suppliers working to reduce their wholesale packaging. An example of such a business changing their wholesale packaging is NOT1BEAN which can supply supermarkets with Colombian roasted coffee beans in 3 or 5 kg hermetically sealed bags which are re-usable 3 times and in turn remove 12 or 20 standard 250g coffee bags currently stocked across supermarkets shelves, basically, this method allows retailers to remove this traditional packaging altogether from their supply chain. The only question left to ask is why are they not adopting such methods and making them available to us all as customers? Please show your support, if you agree with this post let's get enough “likes” to generate We Don’t Have Time Social Media advertising to pressure response from our retail sector across the UK & EU. https://youtu.be/kN5oKQgIznE
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There exists one and only one way to supply net zero coffee, roast it first and then ship it directly. If we are really serious about net zero then this will be embraced wherever coffee is sold, likewise if we want to end single use plastic then the sector will dispense it like this. It’s either that or we accept that the second largest supply chain on the planet simply believes the climate crisis doesn’t apply here.
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Net Zero commitments? Can you really achieve them? Is coffee in your supply chain? Supermarkets, Universities, Corporate Offices, Entertainment venues, Cafe's, Restaurants, Hotels & so many more.................... https://youtu.be/i0yE530VjzY
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This week we had great pleasure in talking with Iain Stirling, one of three brothers who have founded the Arbikie Distillery in Scotland with sustainability at the heart of their business producing the finest Whisky, Gin & Vodka from farm to bottle. Watch the following video and hear about the history of Arbikie and where all the ingredients are grown on their Single Estate farm, minimising their carbon footprint and working with the wonderful homegrown ingredients to create one of the world’s most sustainable distilleries. https://youtu.be/Li7PMiV1bn4
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Hear from Cecilia Parker Aranha from the Competition & Markets Authority. More people than ever are concerned about the environmental impact of the products and services that they buy. We know businesses want to be honest with their customers about their green credentials, but it may not always be clear how to do this. That’s why the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has developed the Green Claims Code – which sets out 6 key points to check your environmental claims are genuinely green. Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/cV1laPrzSzI
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Interesting!!
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Ingmar Rentzhog: Ingmar is the Official Eco-warrior according to The Sun, Mark ZuckerVert according to France TV2 & CEO of the world's largest social media climate review platform. Listen to Ingmar talk about COP26, was it a success or failure & what needs to happen next. The original broadcast was live on the 15th December 2021 bought to you by Climate Solutions Live. Watch Live: https://youtu.be/2tW69hVhQQI
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Thanks for having me. I enjoyed this conversation.
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Great!
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On the 15th of December, CSL spoke live to UK Member of Parliament John Penrose from the House of Commons. John is also the Anti Corruption Champion for the Government. Listen here to his views on the outcome of COP26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hVJ-6aBQJY
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Some Movies Will Never Be Made! https://youtu.be/aoLF-l_0-dE
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Where can I buy coffee roasted before shipping? Could this be labeled?
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Live today at 2 PM GMT / 3 PM CET, Join Climate Solutions Live on Twitter @WeDontHaveTime for the final broadcast of 2021. Ingmar@Rentzhog CEO & Founder of We Don't Have Time and John_Penrose MP will discuss the outcomes of COP26 and the way forward. India Langley from @Lettus_Grow will present their aeroponic technology and farm management software for indoor and vertical farms. Feel free to ask our panel questions which will be forwarded to the speakers after the event. Live on We Don't Have Time, Twitter @WeDontHave Time & the WDHT YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se_0IQ6Znpo
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Don't Miss Climate Solutions Live broadcast on the 15th December at 2 PM GMT / 3 PM CET. Listen live on Twitter @wedonthavetime John Penrose MP (UK & Anti Corruption Champion to Boris Johnson India Langley - Lettus Grow www.lettusgrow.com Ingmar Rentzhog - We Don't Have Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eiTcTibVBw
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"Rainforests sustain us. They help regulate the global climate and are vital to maintaining the earth’s fragile balance. The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest, covering an area larger than the continental United States. https://youtu.be/9M-9I_lp5bg It houses one-third of the Earth’s plant and animal species and produces one-fifth of all its flowing fresh water.The Amazon rainforest is in crisis. It has been for some time. For nearly a quarter-century, Amazon Watch has sounded the alarm that the forest and its Indigenous inhabitants are at extreme risk, and thus the future of our entire planet." We urge you to visit Amazon Watch and support the vital work done on behalf of all of us, to protect this vital resource, watch this short video to find out a little more. Amazon Watch appeared on the October broadcast of Climate Solutions Live. The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest rainforest covering more than two million miles of land. It stretches across nine South American countries: Brazil, Columbia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. Nearly 400 indigenous communities call the Amazon rainforest home. It’s a highly biodiverse ecosystem, home to untold species of plants and animals, and of course, the rainforest can create its own weather and influence climates around the world. Unfortunately, the fragile ecosystem faces the constant threat of deforestation sees devastating wildland fires. The Amazon rainforest plays an important part in regulating the world’s oxygen and carbon cycles, producing roughly six percent of the world’s oxygen absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When trees are logged and the forest is burned, carbon is released into the atmosphere.
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Your job is so important Amazon Watch!
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1 The transport sector is a significant contributor to climate change, accounting for around a quarter of global energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 2 According to Business Insider, coffee is the second most sought-after commodity in the entire world, with an industry that is worth over $100 billion across the globe. In terms of exporting alone, the industry is valued at $20 billion. 3 "Fairtrade is the most recognized and trusted sustainability label in the world." - according to Fairtrade International. Fairtrade coffees are shipped prior to roasting, meaning they're up to 20% heavier than they would be if roasted first, then many Fairtrade coffees recross the same oceans, back and forth on huge journeys before they reach Fairtrade roasters in consumer countries, who of course, after roasting, put millions more trucks and vans on the roads as they transport to supermarkets, retail outlets, universities, and even charities. Roasting at source and shipping directly may well reduce the number of coffee roasters paying membership fees to organizations like Fairtrade, but this is a climate emergency and sustainability claims shouldn't be made without putting the planet first. We've communicated these points to Fairtrade on numerous occassions without response. https://youtu.be/brpW7TseJO0
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This is true, if we cut carbon emissions from transport of coffee beans from farms in Africa.. shipping to Europe or Russian countries to be roasted and shipped back to shelves for sale. If we do it at one point we can have cut on carbon emissions. In kenya the government ruled monopoly markets off,so different societies of farmers can form their roast and packaging factories where they look for their own markets anywhere in the world thus fetching them good returns since no broker fees incured.
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Yes, the value generation point in the coffee supply chain is at the roasting stage, before that we see only poverty. Why shouldn't producer countries keep this vital revenue? Taking 1 dollar then sending 10c back to claim ethical practices is greenwashing.
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That's not asking for much given the agenda. Link to Food Production and Nature Based Solutions. It's early days as I write this, the first Monday of COP26 and the cravings haven't even started yet, most of the delegates are still smiling, Glaswegian optimism is everywhere, even as Boris Johnson gets ready to tell around 120 heads of state and government that humanity has “long since run down the clock on climate change”, the calm before the storm? Maybe. One suspects that things are going to continue to heat up one way or another, and as temperatures rise whilst speeches are carefully rehearsed, the craving for coffee, any coffee, even a "covfefe", by heads of state, climate experts and campaigners will surely get worse. As pictures roll in, the coffee sellers seem to be doing a roaring trade, all the indications are that this sector at least is booming, one growth industry amidst the struggles of the last year or two. If the green signs at the coffee points themselves are to be believed, the coffee sector is playing it's part, delivering us one of the most actively traded commodities on the planet in a sustainable and climate friendly manner. Time for a picture of a thoughtful coffee drinker. Photo credit "https://unsplash.com/@sincerelymedia Like many of us, the coffee lover above is probably checking her morning brew is good for the planet, and that she's doing her bit by drinking it, (she's probably got a life and is doing no such thing, but bear with me for a few minutes). At NOT1BEAN, and on Climate Solutions Live, the monthly broadcast we host, we're often asked how individuals. rather than corporations, can contribute to positive climate action, whether any simple everyday habit could be changed to bring about a meaningful difference. The majority of people we speak to would like to contribute, they're just not quite sure how, and being honest the notion that a cup of coffee has anything to do with climate devastation isn't the easiest point of view to defend. Maybe, given the size of the sector, ($100 billion yearly depending on who you ask), it's reasonable to assume that everything has been taken care of, that the climate friendly labels are there to make sure that picking a coffee off a supermarket shelf is as easy as drinking it. Here's a smiling farmer, proof surely that shoppers can just grab any coffee - maybe just aim for the one with the most green on the packet? Photo credit "https://unsplash.com/@juliogderas Apparently coffee is opportunity, I'm pretty sure the other 560,000 farmers here in Colombia would have something to say on that subject, but let's move on. I'm positive that a sector as colossal as this has the power to transform lives, and I'm just as certain that given the millions of tonnes of coffee sailing the oceans on any given day, we could make a real contribution, have a huge positive effect on the climate, just by asking a question or two of the people selling us the coffee we drink. Ask if the coffee you're about to buy, the one with all the green writing on the bag, ask if it was roasted at source, chances are it won't be, not if you're in a supermarket or on a university campus anyway, and if you're still reading this then it's maybe time you were told why that's important, and how that could have any possible bearing on COP26, or anywhere else for that matter. Like a lot of complicated things in life, things weren't quite as complicated until someone worked out that making them that way might be worth a bob or two. You see coffee is up to 20% lighter in weight after roasting, no-one in the sector disputes this, so it makes sense to roast these millions of tonnes before putting them on a ship. The coffee sector, (the ones making a bob or two out of this), want to make it more complicated, but why would anyone ship the branch along with the banana? Why not leave that bit with the farmers and let them use it for something useful? Put simply, we shouldn't be needlessly shipping millions of tonnes of extra cargo across the oceans. Here's a picture of something more complicated than that concept. Photo credit "https://unsplash.com/@sigmund Not satisfied with leaving farmers wondering why they can't sell their coffee roasted, and of course with the means to actually feed and educate their children, the middlemen have come up with an even more ingenious way of heating the planet whilst maximising their own profits. What if this coffee was shipped heavier than it needed to be, and then shipped more than once across the same ocean? Back and forth before it even reached Scotland or wherever, and what if the re shipped, exact same product, ended up labelled as climate friendly? No-one would object to that - would they? The truth is that virtually all of the world's coffee is shipped before roasting, and on any given day millions of tonnes are actually advertised as ready for re-exporting, the CBI, "the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries" actually lists the sterling work many countries do re shipping this same product back and forth. A country the size of Belgium for instance, re-exports over 75% of its imports, "amounting to 232 thousand tonnes of green coffee re-exports in 2019. This makes Belgium the second largest re-exporter of Europe, with a share of 33% of total European green coffee re-exports, only after Germany." Remember, this is 232,000 tonnes of coffee, originally shipped up to 20% heavier than it should be, and then put back on a ship to sail onto some other unsuspecting consumer country! Belgium isn't even the worst example in Europe, that honour belongs to Germany who can add at least 100,000 tonnes a year to those paltry figures. In fact a simple search for green coffee exports will reveal millions of tonnes of green unroasted coffee beans sitting in warehouses across the globe just waiting for another trip to sea, any ocean will do, even the very same ones they arrived on. Don't take my word for it, ask your supermarket whether the climate friendly coffee it's selling you has crossed the same oceans more than once, chances are the sustainability department won't have a clue, they'll point to all kinds of fairly traded labels of course, but how the coffee actually arrived seems to be another piece of complicated information best left complicated. But shouldn't a supermarket have taken this extra weight and these duplicated ocean crossings into account before publicising Net Zero commitments, doesn't the university sector ensure the millions of tonnes it serves to sustainably minded students are in line with their ethical claims? Apparently not, none of the supermarkets in the UK or across the globe for that matter, deem this as important, in our experience none of the world's universities even acknowledge their part in this during the enrollment process or at any time thereafter. To be fair we haven't spoken to all of them, but those we have (and after 5 years of us explaining it, claims of ignorance on the matter are starting to wear a little thin), those we have don't say anything much at all, "suppliers take care of all that" seems to be the default. Here's what the Competition and Markets authority have to say on the matter: 3.67 For many products, services, brands and businesses, the impact on the environment will be affected by things like: • the provenance and sourcing of materials; • the production processes and practices employed; and • the packaging, transportation, use and disposal of products. Link to the recently published (Sep 2021) Green Claims Code. As if all of this isn't enough to make coffee drinkers at COP26 wonder whether their coffee is not all it was claimed to be, things get even worse after the coffee cruises. Photo credit "https://unsplash.com/@jentheodore Remember, we're still talking about unroasted coffee at this point, it's been across the world's seas more than once but is far from drinkable, we still need a roaster to put it in an oven and turn it into something palatable, and suddenly worth a lot more money. The average price paid for green unroasted, heavy coffee, according to the folks at TransparentTrade.org rose to the dizzy heights of $1.74 per pound (that's what the farmer was paid for his specialty grade coffee), and at the end of September 2021 shoppers were paying an average price of $28.64 for the same pound after the magic of fire had done it's thing. Link. That's less than $4 dollars a kilo paid to the farmer before roasting, and $63 per kilo after around 12 minutes in an oven - nearly forgot, there's a bag involved too! Is it any wonder things are left a little complicated, a little grey? As for how things get even worse for the climate after all this, well, these roasters still have to send the coffee onto the people who do the majority of the selling, the supermarkets, the universities and even the charities who sell these ever so climate friendly, sustainable coffees, to ethical shoppers like you, and that unfortunately involves millions more unnecessary road journeys. Here's some (at least they're green) trucks. Photo credit "https://unsplash.com/@brianstalter To sum up: 1 Most of the world's coffee is shipped far heavier than it need be. 2 Millions of tonnes then recross the world's oceans. 3 After roasting in consumer countries millions more trucks, vans, and planes (and sometimes even more ships) deliver it to where consumers can buy it. 4 None of this has been taken into account when calculating Net Zero commitments. 5 ⅓ of farmers earn less than $100 per year from coffee production as a result of only being paid for the unfinished product (green unroasted coffee). Link 6 Approximately 26 million people work on coffee plantations every year, child labour and slavery are commonplace Link And last but not least, if you're reading with a coffee at COP26, you're contributing to all of this - unless you've already asked the questions I suggested earlier, and proven me wrong? Shouldn't more of these huge profits be left with farmers in developing countries to combat climate change amongst other things? Coffee sits on supermarket shelves marked with a shelf life of 3 years in some cases, is the sector really going to carry on heating the planet in this way, justifying it all by claiming that roasting at source would mean that coffee was somehow no longer fresh? It's not that complicated, either we're right and coffee roasted at source and then spending a few weeks on a ship makes no difference to it's freshness or otherwise, or we're wrong, and supermarkets continue to sell stale coffee - it can't be both. G.Golden CEO of NOT1BEAN Not one bean of our coffee is roasted outside of the country in which it was grown, and is then shipped once and once only - if you've reached this point hopefully you now understand why. Thank you for reading. NOT1BEAN is a registered trademark.
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TOO LONG! Social media consume energy, too!
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I approve of and hear what you are saying about coffee production, distribution & manufacturing. However, your coffee costs £5 for 250g and my local supermarket's coffee costs £1.60 for the same amount. Even though it was shipped green (probably) and to multiple locations (probably), I can still afford to buy it. How come I cannot afford to buy yours?
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Firstly thanks for writing. Given that it costs more than £1.60 a pound to grow coffee and break even, I’d suggest we’re comparing specialty grade coffee (that actually costs far more than that to grow) with blended coffee that comes with all of the slavery and child labour problems highlighted in the article. I can buy coffee for 12p a kilo here in Colombia, I live here in the coffee region itself, but would need to turn a blind eye to children sleeping on mattresses in the fields without even considering how climate change is addressed at those prices. We take a small fee per kilo to run the company, the rest goes to the farmers and we pay the same as anyone else for shipping, we don’t have middle men, and roasting is way way cheaper here in Colombia than in consumer countries so I can only guess how much is ending up with the actual farmers at those prices. In short we have coffees cheaper than some and more expensive than others, the average prices for specialty grade coffee (which is all the coffee allowed to leave Colombia) is quoted in the article what we don’t have is climate damaging coffee or slaves or children picking it. I hope this doesn’t come off as dismissive, it’s sometimes comes across that way unintentionally, thanks for writing.
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Very good input !!!
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Thanks for the Climate Love, comments & agrees, we are currently in the process of contacting stores across Europe about stocking our coffee and hope to update you all soon.
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Good for farmers 👍
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Very exciting.
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