How can coffee brands can cut Scope 3 emissions by 20–40%?
By changing fertilizer choices.
Practical and accessible fertilizer-related interventions can be implemented today
Almost 40% of coffee’s carbon footprint comes from fertilizers.
This white paper shows how brands and traders can reduce Scope 3 emissions fast, without waiting for farm-wide transformation.
In this white paper you will learn:
- Where fertilizer emissions actually sit in coffee LCAs
- What interventions work today (and which don’t)
- How companies can finance reductions via supply chains
Urease inhibitors slow how fast urea breaks down. Nitrification inhibitors slow how fast ammonium turns to nitrate. Together, they cut N₂O emissions up to 50% without changing how a single farmer works.
And that's a huge opportunity for big coffee producers in Latin America, especially Brazil, Columbia and Honduras.
Practical fertilizer-related interventions can be implemented today!
Almost 40% of coffee’s carbon footprint comes from fertilizers and most strategies ignore it. This white paper shows how brands and traders can reduce Scope 3 emissions fast, without waiting for farm-wide transformation.
In this white paper you will learn:
- Where fertilizer emissions actually sit in coffee LCAs
- What interventions work today (and which don’t)
- How companies can finance reductions via supply chains