Let’s make an
ICED VANILLA OAT-MILK LATTE
CITY EDGE CAFe, SALT LAKE CITY
First, We add the ice. To do this, we must buy an ice machine.
LEt’s head to ottawa, ohio
IN 2023, WHIRLPOOL USED 441355 MT CO2EQ, WHICH HAS BEEN DECREASING IN RECENT YEARS. THEIR TOTAL SALES IN 2023 WERE $488 MILLION, EQUATING TO 1.8 MT OF CO2 FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ONE ICE MACHINE.
NOW, WE MUST TRANSPORT THE ICE MACHINE TO SALT LAKE CITY.
ENERGY REQUIRED IN daily Use of ICE MACHINE: 7.19 (KWH/DAY)
YAY NOW WE HAVE ICE 🙂
NEXT…
VANILLA SYRUP
LETs head to…
after a 4 year process, we finally have our vanilla. now process it into syrup. but first, we have to head to the torani syrup factory in…
Syrup Production at Torani Factory
At the San Leandro Torani factory, 60,000 bottles are produced in a day. 16.6 Liters of water used are per 9 bottles, and 0.73 kwh of energy use per 9 bottles.
Following this, the Torani bottles need to be transported to Salt Lake City, by truck.
YAY! wE HAVE VANILLA SYRUP
ITS OATMILK TIME!!
first, we must harvest our oats in…
the oats must be transported to the Oatly factory in…
Oat milk production
Each bottle of oat milk has approx 0.74 (KG CO2e/KG).
100% renewable energy is used at the factory.
Now let’s transport that oatmilk to…
YAY! OATMILK
finally, it’s time for the espresso! first, we need an espresso machine from…
and let’s transport it to… (you guessed it)
time to harvest the espresso beans in…
YAY! ESPRESSO BEANS
let’s get those beans to… (YOU DIDN’T GUESS IT)
Production of espresso coffee
Starbucks used 2,596,498 MWh in 2022 in the production of their products.
off to…
Espresso Machine Machine energy use
4.68 kWh per day (13 hrs of use on average).
YAY! finished latte
The seemingly simple task of making one coffee order holds endless other actions that all have consequences in the energy industry. This, however, might not directly reflect on the consumer of the product, partly because it can be incredibly difficult to track the origin of every single part of a product. Even with my in-depth exploration of many of the ingredients, there are still many unanswered origin questions. In the end, it is important to remember that it is incredibly difficult to consume completely or even mostly ethically, and it is up to companies to reduce their energy consumption, as well as the pushing legislature.