Madhusudan Rajagopalan

Madhusudan Rajagopalan
Water footprint: Understanding the hidden water costs in your daily drink choices
The hidden cost of your cup of coffee
Posted on 15 Jun, 2024 11:25 AM

Have you ever considered how much water goes into your morning cup of coffee or your delicious bowl of soup at dinner? Would you be shocked to learn that a 100ml cup of coffee actually involves water consumption of almost 140 litres? This is your water footprint, a metric that measures the total water used to produce goods and services.

The power of choice: Understanding water footprints (Image: Bex Walton, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY 2.0)
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