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Tomatoes from warm countries are better for the environment

Tomatoes from greenhouses emit about eight times more CO2 than those that grow under the open sky. Scientists have uncovered the world’s most eaten vegetables´ climate footprint, and greenhouses are the big CO2 culprit.

By Birgitte Dalgaard, , 1/7/2021

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Meet the researcher

Gang Liu is a Professor at SDU Life Cycle Engineering, Department of Green Technology. Gang Liu describes himself as an enthusiastic industrial ecologist. The idea behind industrial ecology is that waste and recyclable material are used for new production in controlled networks that in principle leave a harmless ecological footprint.

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Editing was completed: 07.01.2021