- Transporting ingredients and food products accounts for nearly one-fifth of all carbon emissions in the food system — a much bigger slice of the emissions pie than previously thought, according to the first comprehensive estimate of the industry’s global carbon footprint. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-022-00531-w 3 comments science
- Global food-miles account for nearly 20% of total food-systems emissions — Global freight transport associated with vegetable and fruit consumption contributes 36% of food-miles emissions—almost twice the amount of greenhouse gases released during their production. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-022-00531-w 2 comments science
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- It's Worse Than We Thought: Food Miles Account For a Sickening Amount of Emissions : ScienceAlert https://www.sciencealert.com/stop-eating-asparagus-in-winter-food-miles-account-for-almost-20-of-all-food-emissions 394 comments
- Is eating local produce actually better for the planet? | Food | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/07/is-eating-local-better-environment 7 comments
- Science Summary for last month. Sources for the Science Summary, June… | by Prototyperspective | Medium https://medium.com/@prototyperspective/science-summary-for-last-month-d32a5bb508bc 2 comments
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