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Topic Reading-Vol.2279-7/8/2018

英語で世界を知ろう！Topic Reading

2018/07/08 Topic Reading-Vol.2279-7/8/2018

Dear MEL Topic Readers,

Beer is being rationed in the UK

Is carbon dioxide, or CO2, good or bad? While it mustn’t increase in the air to curve global warming, carbon dioxide is necessary for our daily lives.

CO2 prolongs shelf life of food like meat because it slows the growth of bacteria. Without it, the shelf life becomes at least a day shorter. It is also used to stun chickens and port before slaughter. And CO2 gas carbonate drinks like water, cola, and beer. Can you imagine non-carbonated cola or beer?

So, what if there was a shortage of commercial and industrial CO2? In fact, some beer brewers in the U.K. were left no choice but to allocate the amount of beer to deliver to their retailers because they were unable to secure enough CO2 to keep up with their production. Also, some meat producers are using electric stunning instead before slaughtering cattle and chickens.

Indeed, modern lifestyle produces and uses CO2 a lot.

Enjoy reading and learn what CO2 does to our lives.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/27/news/co2-shortage-uk-beer/index.html

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