• RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Fortunately, we have a series of tubes connecting every computer on the planet that can help answer questions like this!

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    In short Aviation (1.9%) and Shipping (1.7%) are smaller than Livestock & Manure (5.8%) even before factoring in the secondary impacts that are largely driven by the livestock industry, like land use change, soil loss, and deforestation.

    If you’re specifically talking about transportation emissions for food, there’s a graph for that as well!

    Supply chain represents ~18% of the overall food footprint, smaller than livestock and land use changes.

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    Talking meat specifically, the transportation emissions are a tiny piece of their overall footprint, as is shown in the OP.

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      7 months ago

      Damn these charts are nicely made.