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Why peat is a key ingredient in whisky and the climate crisis

By Toby Ann Halamka, Postdoctoral Researcher in Organic Geochemistry, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
Mike Vreeken, PhD Candidate in Geochemistry, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol

Whisky production involves the burning of peat, but damaging peatlands releases stored carbon back into the atmosphere where it adds to climate problems.

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