by Matthew Sparkes, London, UK on 08. 2.07
Food & Health
TreeHugger
No, we’re not saying that water is something to avoid. But, out of curiosity, what is the carbon footprint of tap water? This was the question posed to the Guardian today by a reader, “Watching those pictures of water being pumped out of flood-stricken areas got me thinking: how much energy does it take to produce all our mains water?”
Leo Hickman explains that every day the UK uses 19 billion litres of tap water, and every year we use seven cubic kilometres. I know that’s an odd metric to use, but think about it - that’s enormous. Of course, much of this is wasted, either…Read more
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