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Food is produced primarily with fossil fuels. > The American food supply is driven almost entirely by non-renewable energy sources and accounts for approximate
by crazypython 5y ago
Food is produced primarily with fossil fuels.
> The American food supply is driven almost entirely by non-renewable energy sources and accounts for approximately 19% of the total use of fossil fuels in the United States.
https://sustainability.emory.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/InfoSheet-Energy26FoodProduction.pdf https://sustainability.emory.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/...
Buying local and eating less meat is social signalling. Wasting less food is making personal sacrifices for the environment.
- amackera 5y agoYour own source doesn't agree. On page 3 it says: "What you can do: - Buy foods grown locally - Avoid purchasing processed foods - Cut back on meat" I understand that GHGs are emitted in producing, shipping, refrigerating, and disposing of the wasted food. I am 100% for reducing waste, but we have bigger fish to fry than biodegradable food waste.
- mapster 5y agoI'm not sure the food waste is referring to solid waste, but the emissions produced (fuel and electrcity) in producing/shipping/storing/delivering food that is not actually used.