The inclusion of carbon absorption by the coffee plants (not
including coffee itself) is significant in regards to its potential
reduction of the emissions of the lifecycle. Fig. 8 shows that the
overall PCF can be reduced by including the net carbon absorption
by the coffee plantation (approximately 2.98 g CO2-eq/g green
coffee beans e estimated from average coffee yield (Coltro et al.,
2006) and sequestration rate for one year (Hergoualc’h et al.,
2012)). If included as a removal, this subsequent reduction in the
total PCF would be 11% in the case of the Latte, or up to 66%
reduction for a one-cup filter.