"Study analyzes the environmental impact of chocolate ..." Topic

…production — and it's not pretty.

"For many people, chocolate is always in style. Especially with Easter fast approaching, chocolate is melting from the shelves just like it melts in your mouth. But while we don't often think about it, chocolate isn't cheap — not necessarily in terms of money, but in terms of environmental impact. A recent study by researchers at The University of Manchester has looked at the carbon footprint and other environmental impacts of product, and the results aren't pretty.

The study analyzed lifecycle environmental impacts associated with chocolate products made and consumed in the UK, focusing on three products which make 90% of the market: ‘moulded chocolate', ‘chocolate countlines' and ‘chocolates in bag'. Yes, sadly, good old-fashioned chocolate seems to have fallen out of favor to its heavily processed competitors. But even so, chocolate is the UK's favorite confectionary product, with the whole industry being worth over almost $6 USD billion…."
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Amicalement
Armand

Do they really need to suck the joy out of everything?

Yes

I hope they spent the equivalent of millions of taxpayer dollars to "research" this study.

I'll volunteer to be a taste tester.

(smile)

Amicalement
Armand

No big news. These types of studies on various ag products are pretty common. And useful in economics. (And no, no one is trying to suck the joy out of anything…).

Most foodstuffs made in large quantities are bad for the environment. Meat might be the worst offender. But most large scale production is bad for the planet.