The knock-on effects of a UK ethanol collapse and risks to CO2
It’s high summer in the UK, a time to enjoy the warm temperatures and unwind with a BBQ and cool beverage. You suspect the new US-UK trade deal isn’t a major topic of conversation – and yet food, drinks and government policy now find themselves on a dangerous collision course.
CO2, that integral yet perennially overlooked gas which keeps packaged meats fresh and beers fizzing among a host of other applications, plays a key role as an ethanol byproduct.
In the context of the new trade deal, which now allows the US to export up to 1.4 billion litres to the UK annually tariff free, after the 19% levy was dropped, the impact for the CO2 industry could be severe – and by extension, for supermarket shelves and home fridges.
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