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Did you really read table 3? Per output organic vs conventional: Energy use 15–21% lower a,b Nitrous oxide emissions 8% higher a GHG emissions 0–10%
by guerby 5y ago
Did you really read table 3?
Per output organic vs conventional:
Energy use 15–21% lower a,b
Nitrous oxide emissions 8% higher a
GHG emissions 0–10% lower a,b,c
GHG emissions of organic diet equal to conventional diet d
One 2012 paper (I did not track it) says nitrous oxide higher 8% but GHG less up to 10% or identical, so less air pollution overall.
For reference Nitrous oxide is around 7% of all GHG in the USA, so the +8% by 70% by 7% doesn't amount to much vs 0-10% when you add up, source: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emis...