EU’s lowest food carbon footprint

WELL done to Teagasc for highlighting the European Commission’s research findingsindicating the carbon footprint of Irish food products is amongst the best (the lowest) in the EU.

The huge research project took into account all on-farm greenhouse gas emissions (including the production of imported animal feed, mineral fertilisers, pesticides, and energy).

Irish milk has the joint lowest (with Austria) carbon footprint. Irish pork and chicken have the lowest carbon footprints in the EU. Irish beef is the fifth lowest, at 19 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg, well below the EU average of 22.1kg.