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Re:Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the... by nikehat on Sunday June 23, 2019 @11:30AM (#20256200)
Livestock consume far more feed grains (mostly corn) than they produce food on their own [1]. The transportation costs to feed them are greater than the transportation costs would be if we were to feed humans on plant based foods, so transportation would actually be reduced if we lowered the amount of animal products we consume.

[1] http://news.cornell.edu/stories/1997/08/us-could-feed-800-mi...

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Re:Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the... by sampo on Sunday June 23, 2019 @11:49AM (#20256337)
That is a US-specific article. In the US, animal agriculture contributes about 2.8% of US total CO2eq emissions, whereas US transportation sector contributes 26%.

https://skepticalscience.com/animal-agriculture-meat-global-...

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Re:Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the... by nikehat on Sunday June 23, 2019 @04:06PM (#20258338)
Not sure what your point is. I never said emissions related to animal agriculture outweigh total transportation emissions. What I said was reducing meat consumption would lower transportation emissions associated with food.
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Re:Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the... by dillonmckay on Sunday June 23, 2019 @11:54AM (#20256381)
I wonder if corn were not subsidized to the extent it is, would alternative food sources grown on-site be more competitive, like grass?
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