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One estimate probably includes shipping emissions for food and one doesn’t would be my guess. Of course, plant based burgers might not reduce total final produ
by codyb 6y ago
One estimate probably includes shipping emissions for food and one doesn’t would be my guess.
Of course, plant based burgers might not reduce total final product shipping emissions but they might reduce a lot of the intermediary shipping emissions since cattle require feed.
Also, there’s that thing where we apparently ship chicken to china to be cleaned and then back sometimes? That seems bad, but I don’t really know any of the numbers. I can only assume it’s on those cargo ships which use very crudely refined fuels with little emission caps.
- hef19898 6y agoAnd the plants used for vegan meat replacements need fertilizer, transportation, processing and so on. Emission wise, bulk and container shipping are among the most efficient means of transport on a per unit basis. And that is without taking any emission reduction plans into account.
- codyb 6y agoThat may be so but it can never be as efficient as not shipping it halfway across the world twice in the first place! Of course that’s a big change, to bring those jobs back to the States of course with tons of implications and potential outcomes.