Sustainable booze explained – David Suzuki Foundation

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Gin’s unique flavor comes from juniper berries. These Sensitive to drought and climate changes. Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns they threaten It causes productivity to decrease and famine to increase in the regions where they develop.

Changes in the gin industry

some are small Gin producers in Ireland Alternatively, we collaborate with local farmers to grow local botanicals. Others are working with scientists to create similar world-first solutions “climate positive” gin. Using home-grown pea crops, researchers reduced the carbon footprint of ginReducing emissions from land clearing, cultivation, processing and transportation. Dependence on imported soy can be reduced by repurposing by-products as animal feed.

RUM

Rum production depends on sugar cane. It is sensitive to changes in precipitation and temperature. Extreme weather events such as hurricanes and long-term droughts reduce sugar cane yield. This leads to supply shortages and price fluctuations.

Changes in the rum industry

Climate change threatens sugarcane. But sugarcane production also contributes to climate change. produced while growing up 400 million tons of CO2 per year. This is equivalent to the energy used by 49 million homes each year. BonsukroA global sugarcane sustainability platform has been developed Climate Reed tracker Helping manufacturers set reduction targets and work towards net zero targets.

Some major manufacturers We adopt sustainable practices in the areas of distillation, waste management, packaging and energy use.

Tequila and mezcal

Climate change impacts endangered long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) enables the pollination of the agave plant. This is affecting the world’s supply of agave-based liquors such as tequila and mezcal. A. 2019 study found that rising temperatures and land degradation are reducing the size of suitable environments for the agave plant and its pollinator.

Changes in the tequila and mezcal industries

Tequila Regulatory Council started Environmentally Friendly Agave Certificate. This represents tequila producers’ commitment to environmental sustainability at all stages of production and operation.

Some leading tequila brands have adopted sustainability practices such as in-house water purification systems. biomass boilers And recycling agave fibers To minimize carbon footprints.

Whiskey

Whiskey production is based on barley. It is sensitive to extreme weather conditions, including droughts and heat waves. Climate stressors may reduce barley yield and affects the quality of whiskey by affecting its taste and texture.

Changes in the whiskey industry

Scotland, the world’s largest whiskey producer, is leading the fight Towards a greener future! industry reduce emissions It has more than halved since 2009, and almost 40 percent is powered by renewable energy. All distilleries in Scotland in 2023 promised to be carbon neutral Achieving net zero by 2040 and 2045.

Vodka

Extreme weather conditions caused by climate change are affecting wheat and potatoes, the two main ingredients of vodka. potatoes one of the most vulnerable products in a changing climate.

Changes in the vodka industry

Air Company is the industry’s green leader. One produces carbon negative vodka. Patented and proprietary technologymimics the process “We carry out photosynthesis by capturing carbon dioxide and converting it into pure alcohols, leaving only oxygen and water behind.” For every bottle produced, half a kilogram (one pound) of CO2 is removed from the air.

Other vodka brands are committed to sustainable processes, such as sourcing and growing organic and non-GMO crops ambitious carbon neutrality targets.