June 26 (Bloomberg) -- SABMiller Plc, the world’s second- largest brewer, plans to halve fossil fuel emissions from beer production by 2020 through greater use of renewable energy including agricultural waste such as rice husks in India.

The London-based company said today that it expects to contain emission levels at their 2008 levels by 2020 even though it will produce more beer. The brewer is targeting reduced carbon emissions through initiatives such as introducing lighter, returnable glass bottles in Colombia that can be used twice as often as regular bottle, SABMiller said in a statement.

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Last Updated: June 26, 2009 04:21 EDT