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I don’t see the 18% number in your linked paper. It says total US food production (meat and otherwise) uses 17% of fossil fuel consumption.
by zaroth 7y ago
I don’t see the 18% number in your linked paper. It says total US food production (meat and otherwise) uses 17% of fossil fuel consumption.
- 8ytecoder 7y agoI got my sources crossed. This [1] is where I read the 18% number. Note that the 17% quoted is for fossil fuels only - land use, water use and deforestation are not factored in. Also 85% of that 17% is for meat and dairy. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/climate/cows-global-warming.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/climate/cows-global-warmi...