A Bristol venue hopes menu information will raise awareness of how food is linked to climate change.
A vegetarian restaurant is the first in Bristol to add carbon emissions to its menu.
The Canteen hopes to reduce its carbon footprint by buying local ingredients and reducing food waste.on their menus.The carbon footprint includes the distance at which ingredients travelled, seasonality of ingredients and emissions during production.Kierra Box, trade and environmental regulation campaigner at environmental charity Friends of the Earth, said switching diets to more carbon-neutral foods could have a huge impact on climate change.
"However, the government and food suppliers should be taking the main responsibility for cleaning up our food chain."According to a study in Nature Food, the food industry contributes to around 40% of climate damage Mr Stocks said having the carbon information available at the Stokes Croft venue has proved it is getting people thinking in the right way."It's a really positive thing to get consumers - and us - thinking about where our food comes from."
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