How bad are bananas for the planet?

(Spoiler: Really not that bad at all.)

How much more does a steak harm the planet compared to… a banana? We asked Professor Mike Berners Lee, author of How Bad are Bananas: Counting the Carbon Footprint of Everything.

Berners-Lee shared some of his favourite examples of the surprising climate impacts of everyday things we do – and why it’s important to arm ourselves with the basic facts about what our choices mean for the future of the planet. Watch the interview in the Instagram post below. 👇

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