• @brlemworld
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    26 months ago

    Is it? What is the overall net carbon impact in the manufacturing process? I’m all for this innovation but it’s gotta be better than what we have now.

    • @[email protected]
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      fedilink
      46 months ago

      Not just transport but all processes in the supply chain after the food leaves the farm — processing, transport, retail, and packaging — mostly account for a small share of emissions.

      This data shows this is the case when we look at individual food products. However, studies also show that this holds true for actual diets; for example, researchers Vilma Sandström and colleagues studied the footprint of diets across the EU. Food transport accounted for only 6% of emissions, whilst dairy, meat, and eggs accounted for 83%.

      https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local