The Carbon Negative Roaster
Two Chimps Coffee and the Search for Sustainable Coffee

About this book:

Your morning cup carries a secret: a carbon footprint that stretches from equatorial farms to your kitchen counter, hidden behind buzzwords like "eco-friendly" and "carbon neutral." *The Carbon Negative Roaster* rips the lid off the specialty coffee industry's greenwashing, following Two Chimps Coffee—a scrappy British roastery—as they dismantle every assumption about what sustainable business actually looks like. No virtue signaling. No cheap offsets. Just a brutally honest, bag-by-bag, kilowatt-by-kilowatt audit of what it takes to roast coffee that gives more to the planet than it takes.

Inside, you'll trace the supply chain's hidden arteries: the soil health of smallholder farms, the bunker fuel of ocean freighters, the gas-fired drums of roasteries, the compostable bags that don't compost, and the certification schemes that cost the earth but deliver little. You'll witness the agonizing trade-offs of direct trade versus carbon accounting, the exhausting crucible of B Corp certification, and the moment a small team in Rutland crosses the line from carbon neutral to carbon negative—proving that radical accountability isn't reserved for corporate giants.

Part investigative journey, part blueprint for conscious business, this book is for anyone who's ever wondered what their coffee actually costs. Whether you're a cafe owner, a home brewer, or an entrepreneur staring down your own sustainability claims, *The Carbon Negative Roaster* delivers the rare commodity the green economy lacks most: the unvarnished truth about what real change demands, and the proof that it's possible.