Globally, we drink about 188 billion liters of beer each year, enough to fill over 75,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools! But this much beloved drink comes with a serious environmental footprint: a single pint of beer requires 8-10 pints of water and large amounts of energy to make.
So how can we enjoy beer without harming the planet? In this episode, we speak with Felix James, co-founder of London-based Small Beer Brew Co, to learn about how beer is made and how companies like his are making good beer at a fraction of the environmental cost.
Learn more about Small Beer Brew Co here: https://theoriginalsmallbeer.com/
Further reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katedingwall/2021/03/14/how-craft-brewers-are-embracing-sustainability/?sh=437f31fe39a8
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/how-to-brew-a-greener-beer
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Globally, we drink about 188 billion liters of beer each year, enough to fill over 75,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools! But this much beloved drink comes with a serious environmental footprint: a single pint of beer requires 8-10 pints of water and large amounts of energy to make.
So how can we enjoy beer without harming the planet? In this episode, we speak with Felix James, co-founder of London-based Small Beer Brew Co, to learn about how beer is made and how companies like his are making good beer at a fraction of the environmental cost.
Learn more about Small Beer Brew Co here: https://theoriginalsmallbeer.com/
Further reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katedingwall/2021/03/14/how-craft-brewers-are-embracing-sustainability/?sh=437f31fe39a8
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/how-to-brew-a-greener-beer
Thanks for listening! Have feedback or content ideas you'd like us to cover? Let us know here.