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Most of the carbon costs of providing food comes from the process of growing it, not transporting it. Most of the carbon costs in transportation also come from
by mannerheim 6y ago
Most of the carbon costs of providing food comes from the process of growing it, not transporting it. Most of the carbon costs in transportation also come from consumers driving to and from grocery stores. See: https://www.salon.com/2012/06/16/eating_local_hurts_the_planet/ https://www.salon.com/2012/06/16/eating_local_hurts_the_plan...
- pfdietz 6y agoIn the US, we use more energy cooking food than we do growing it. Agriculture is only about 1% of total energy demand.
- mannerheim 6y agoFood has to be prepared in any event. On the other hand, a move to locally produced food to save energy from transportation can be more than cancelled out if the production requires more energy input.