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> If you have ideas about how to regulate against their pollution I'd (genuinely) be very glad to hear them Trains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strai
by myshpa 4y ago
> If you have ideas about how to regulate against their pollution I'd (genuinely) be very glad to hear them
Trains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait_crossing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait_crossing
> If you buy goods shipped from around the world and you understand what that means from a pollution perspective
"You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local ...
Transport is a small contributor to emissions. For most food products, it accounts for less than 10%, and it’s much smaller for the largest GHG emitters. In beef from beef herds, it’s 0.5%.
Very little food is air-freighted; it accounts for only 0.16% of food miles.
Many of the foods people assume to come by air are actually transported by boat – avocados and almonds are prime examples. Shipping one kilogram of avocados from Mexico to the United Kingdom ... is only around 8% of avocados’ total footprint. Even when shipped at great distances, its emissions are much less than locally-produced animal products."
https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local
- AlecSchueler 4y agoApologies, I meant the last bit in a broader sense than only food products. But the points you're making are fair. Indeed the pollution involved in meat consumption is a big reason why I don't eat meat. There are many contributing aspects to the carbon morality of the products we buy and I try to be mindful of them where possible.