silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoAmerica Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrowwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down15
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minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·1 year agoAnimal agriculture is not ruining the planet itself, yes. But Animal Agriculture emits nearly 60% of greenhouse gases from food production.
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWhat proportion of total co2 emissions stem from food production?
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoAbout 30% of global co2 emissions come from food production.
minus-squarecommie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agothe last numbers i saw from fao were closer to 20%
minus-squarew00tabaga@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoAbout half of production between that and crops? That’s actually not bad. Not bad besides the total, but that’s a good split imo
Animal agriculture is not ruining the planet itself, yes.
But
Animal Agriculture emits nearly 60% of greenhouse gases from food production.
What proportion of total co2 emissions stem from food production?
About 30% of global co2 emissions come from food production.
the last numbers i saw from fao were closer to 20%
About half of production between that and crops? That’s actually not bad. Not bad besides the total, but that’s a good split imo