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Is a summer BBQ as bad for the environment as a 90-mile car trip?

12 July 2019

Researchers at the University of Manchester say a family barbecue could be as damaging to the environment as a 90-mile journey in a typical car.

Their study suggests a meat burger is equivalent to 6.6 miles in a car and that even vegan barbecues can have a footprint of 33 miles per family.

Dr Chris Smith, one of the 大象传媒’s Naked Scientists, expanded on how the results distinguish between red and white meat.

“Cows have a long rearing cycle, belching and farting out methane, so have a much higher carbon footprint than white meats. [The study is] trying to make people think about where their food comes from and how to source it in a sustainable way.”

Environmentalist Penney Poyzer advises people to go veggie, cook in a barrel type barbecue that retains heat and use locally-sourced lump charcoal in order to make their summer barbecues more green.