Care about earth? ditch organic food

• Autores: Michael Le Page
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3102, 2016, pág. 21
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Le Page talks about the environmental impact of the food people eat. If they are lucky, some of the seafood might bear the mark of the Marine Stewardship Council, which certifies fish caught in a sustainable way, but that's about it. Yet farming is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, only slightly behind heating and electricity And while it's relatively easy to cut emissions from electricity by switching to solar, reducing emissions from farming is a tougher nut to crack. They might think buying local food is always preferable to imported food when it comes to carbon emissions, but even this is not a reliable guide. Food flown thousands of miles can still have a much lower carbon footprint than, say, local produce grown in heated greenhouses