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By Sally Dakis
Tuesday, 22/07/2008
Australian agriculture may well not be part of a Federal government carbon emissions scheme until at least 2015, but that doesn't mean the carbon footprint of Australian food isn't likely to be assessed.Dr Adrian Williams from the UK's Cranfield University has been commissioned by the UK government to assess the carbon footprint of imported potatoes, apples, lamb, beef and poultry, from a range of countries including New Zealand, Brazil and Israel.The results are likely to be compared to a new greenhouse gas emission standard for food, to be released by the UK government in October.Adrian Williams says their study looks at out of season fruits and flowers, including strawberries."Well it just one of a number of crops and its emblematic of a soft fruit that we import out of season."Once that standard (for measuring carbon) has been agreed I think we'll then see a lot more statements about what the emissions are in terms of producing things, which may manifest itself as labels on products in supermarkets."
In this report: Dr Adrian Williams, from Cranfield University
Tuesday, 22/07/2008
Australian agriculture may well not be part of a Federal government carbon emissions scheme until at least 2015, but that doesn't mean the carbon footprint of Australian food isn't likely to be assessed.Dr Adrian Williams from the UK's Cranfield University has been commissioned by the UK government to assess the carbon footprint of imported potatoes, apples, lamb, beef and poultry, from a range of countries including New Zealand, Brazil and Israel.The results are likely to be compared to a new greenhouse gas emission standard for food, to be released by the UK government in October.Adrian Williams says their study looks at out of season fruits and flowers, including strawberries."Well it just one of a number of crops and its emblematic of a soft fruit that we import out of season."Once that standard (for measuring carbon) has been agreed I think we'll then see a lot more statements about what the emissions are in terms of producing things, which may manifest itself as labels on products in supermarkets."
In this report: Dr Adrian Williams, from Cranfield University
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