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by adwf
1140 days ago
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Yes, they're in the 8.5%. I think something like 4% is direct agriculture in terms of fertiliser, methane, etc. The rest is transport, energy consumption, etc. There is a further 10-15% of land-use degradation (eg. Amazon rainforest destruction), but this is dubious to include in the calcs and has a big variance depending on which study you look at.
For example: My beef comes from just up the road and is grass fed, going vegan has zero impact on that land-use degradation figure. It's a convenient luxury in a developed economy to go vegan, but good luck convincing developing nations to forgo the luxuries we've enjoyed for centuries because we screwed up the climate! In my opinion, even if you started today it's not like the rainforests are going to be all replanted in a decade, nor are they going to grow to full rejuvenating capacity anytime in the next 50 years. People need to focus on the big things! More wind, more solar, more battery, less oil, more efficient industry, more eco-friendly concrete, reduce shipping, produce locally/consume locally, etc. |
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