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Re:Scientists Identify How Many Trees to Plant and Where to ... by 8ytecoder on Monday September 30, 2019 @10:50AM (#21115954)
(I need to find this study. I’ll update my comment if I do). Meat contributes a lot more than 5% when you breakdown transportation or deforestation or cultivation and land and energy used for cultivation of food for livestock - instead of simply livestock. The study said the number was closer to 18%.

Edit: here https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/78/3/660S/4690010

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Re:Scientists Identify How Many Trees to Plant and Where to ... by zaroth on Monday September 30, 2019 @11:29AM (#21116373)
I don’t see the 18% number in your linked paper. It says total US food production (meat and otherwise) uses 17% of fossil fuel consumption.
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Re:Scientists Identify How Many Trees to Plant and Where to ... by 8ytecoder on Monday September 30, 2019 @02:32PM (#21118311)
I got my sources crossed. This [1] is where I read the 18% number. Note that the 17% quoted is for fossil fuels only - land use, water use and deforestation are not factored in. Also 85% of that 17% is for meat and dairy.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/climate/cows-global-warmi...

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