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How bad are bananas for the planet?

How bad are bananas for the planet?

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(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 its 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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