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> compete for space with PV PV << Fission in cities, so this doesn't matter. My hope is all green rooftops whenever possible. (I should note that this isn't tr
by johnmorrison 7y ago
> compete for space with PV
PV << Fission in cities, so this doesn't matter. My hope is all green rooftops whenever possible. (I should note that this isn't trying to replace actual agriculture - it would be a small minority, the main purpose is to make cities nicer and do something with the wasted surface area.)
> That would be news to me
It's actually not news at all, we've been having net forest cover growth since we began recording it centuries ago. There's never been any long term deforestation trends on net.
(This is not to say that there haven't been awful local deforestation periods, and you're right about old forest vs. new forest, but globally it has always gone up since pre-industrial time)
> has anyone shown that this can be done with a lower GHG footprint?
It's a more physically efficient process. Why grow the whole cow and have it run around losing heat for months when you can just grow the meat you want in the end?
> Chicken doesn't release methane, has a lower overall land and carbon footprint. Still less efficient than staple crops of course.
This is all true but you can't really just replace red meat with white meat or vegetarian diet. Some try but it will never work globally.