• usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    For the bit about local, it’s worth noting here that the difference is substantially less than one might expect. Transport is a surprisingly small portion of emissions and environmental impact

    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%.

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

    This data shows that this is the case when we look at individual food products. But studies also shows that this holds true for actual diets; here we show the results of a study which looked at the footprint of diets across the EU. Food transport was responsible for only 6% of emissions, whilst dairy, meat and eggs accounted for 83%

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

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      1 year ago

      I always thought the party of supporting local wasn’t transport but supporting your local economy and small producers, keeping the money within your city and raising buying power for its citizens.

      • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
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        1 year ago

        Most of what I hear from those touting local is about the environment (and usually unaware of the levels of its effects)