TOKYO —

Sapporo Breweries Ltd said Thursday it will start test sales of beer with “carbon footprint” labels on cans in Hokkaido next month in a bid to contribute to efforts to combat global warming. The labels will show the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the production process of each can, ranging from the operation of agricultural machinery in barley and hop production to recycling, according to Sapporo.

Sapporo will be the first brewer in the world to introduce carbon footprint labels, according to the company. Sapporo said it will attach the labels to 350-milliliter cans of its mainstay Black Label beer. The beer will be sold in shops for around 215 yen, the normal price of Black Label beer.

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  michaelkane at 05:11 AM JST - 11th January

  lets hope automobile industry will follow the same.

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