3: Your burger’s carbon footprint

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The blue Highlevel Diner sign sits above the diner’s door in Edmonton, Canada.

From The World and PRX, this is The Number in the News. Today’s number: 3.

Restaurants have been adding caloric values to their menus alongside dishes for years in an effort to better inform their customers. Now, a diner in Edmonton, Canada, is going one step further by adding carbon footprint information to its menu. 

In this week’s special feature of The Number in the News, hear from the owner of the Highlevel Diner about why it’s important to know what impact your dinner has on the environment. The Number in the News is a daily flash briefing for your smart speaker that we’re featuring as a special here in The World’s podcast feed. Listen to the Number in the News every morning to hear a shareable story in just two minutes. It’s one number you won’t forget, plus why it’s in the news today.

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