You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local. Transport emissions are very small for most food products. - ThreadSky

ourworldindata.org • 135 days ago

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food?

Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local. Transport emissions are very small for most food products.

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supernovalabs.co.uk•133 days ago

The more I read these graphics the more I see it contributing to the zero sum degrowth thinking that will impoverish nations into the next century, IMHO what matters more is where the energy is coming from for each step in the process.

scarletbea.bsky.social•135 days ago

Dark chocolate? 😭 Are the other chocolate types much lower?

elsieyork.bsky.social•134 days ago

I don’t eat a large volume of dark chocolate. Does that make it less bad? Ugh.

markzecwrites.bsky.social•134 days ago

In the US, at least, individual action is pretty much the only action available now.

oort-port.bsky.social•133 days ago

That's probably the best action anyway.

brooklynkid53bskys.bsky.social•133 days ago

sorry .I understand comparing diff types of food is hard, but a Kg of beef vs a Kg of olive oil vs a Kg of peas makes no sense to me

otherprofgreen.bsky.social•133 days ago

Not the point I know, but it’s a kilogram, kg not a kelvin gram, Kg

jameskirkham.bsky.social•133 days ago

Such a great infographic! This was one of the main drivers in me finally going plant based in 2019.

nowthenthee.bsky.social•133 days ago

I wonder where tea sits in the rankings.

ivereadabook.bsky.social•133 days ago

I don't think I've ever ever seen tea in these rankings. Weird.

seamonk.bsky.social•133 days ago

I’m guessing whiskey must be really efficient in bringing (unhealthy) calories from growing regions to consumers.

imagineterrain.bsky.social•133 days ago

A classic reason for making whiskey: high value, shelf stable, and easy to move.

ourworldindata.org•135 days ago

Read the article by Hannah Ritchie: https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local

markmadsen.bsky.social•128 days ago

Some thing doesn’t make sense in that chart: beef has the highest emissions, and milk is down at the lowest. Milk comes from cows so you would expect it to be much higher. Is there that much difference between beef and dairy herds?

ketanjoshi.co•133 days ago

A friendly reminder: there is no central algorithm on Bluesky; meaning posts containing links don't get mysteriously downranked. So no need to post the link as a follow-up, it can go in the original!

joffirphd.bsky.social•133 days ago

I don't consume red meat or coffee, but "uh oh" on the dark chocolate; giving it up would be upsetting. And I can't stand milk chocolate. I wonder if carob is awful for the environment?

ivereadabook.bsky.social•133 days ago

Chocolate has a very high impact, but it's not a staple food. Most people (well, I do) eat chocolate in small amounts. Consuming a bit of (vegan) chocolate won't destroy the Earth. 😉

joffirphd.bsky.social•133 days ago

I kinda eat it every day, sometimes small amts multiple times a day. But I could try to make sure I'm always mixing it w/ something (like fruit, yogurt, or, well, bread) to reduce total intake. I don't drink, smoke, or use caffeine or drugs, but man, I eat chocolate. Bad metals, I know.

ivereadabook.bsky.social•133 days ago

You shouldn't feel guilty. I still smoke, and for the rest, we're doing our best, aren't we?

BTW, chocolate on bread is quite normal over here in NL. Chocolate paste, flakes, 'choc hail', we have it in the morning on a sandwich.

ivereadabook.bsky.social•133 days ago

I hope this link works, but this is your average Dutch supermarket's chocolate stuff for on bread.

https://www.jumbo.com/producten/?searchType=keyword&searchTerms=chocolade+broodbeleg

joffirphd.bsky.social•133 days ago

I first had chocolate sprinkles on bread in Amsterdam when I was three (just passing through the city) & I then spent decades trying to find real chocolate sprinkles; ours are usually just sugar that looks like chocolate. I finally found a Dutch brand (De Ruijter) & that's what I've used for years!

maggie29047241.bsky.social•133 days ago

That's certainly important, my butcher sells meat, eggs from a local farmer, vegetables and fruit from Germany sometimes Spain, wine and beer Germany or France.

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