Greenhouse gas levels hit new record despite lockdowns

[Miaou]

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/25/climate-crisis-greenhouse-gas-levels-hit-new-record-un-reports?__twitter_impression=true
 

« Levels of climate-heating gases in the atmosphere hit record levels in 2020, despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization has announced.

The concentration of carbon dioxide, the most important greenhouse gas, is now 50% higher than before the Industrial Revolution sparked the mass burning of fossil fuels. Methane levels have more than doubled since 1750. All key greenhouse gases (GHG) rose faster in 2020 than the average for the previous decade and this trend has continued in 2021, the WMO report found. »

 

yall better start eating LOCAL and ORGANIC foods 

[Miaou]

Congrats to the capitalist economy to increase the WW temperature by at least 2 degrees now 

we are not ready for the climatic  consequences 

Edited October 25, 2021 by Miaou

[GagaSine]

This is so sad and scary. I hate how powerless we all are.

[BenG]

On 10/25/2021 at 12:18 PM, Miaou said:

yall better start eating LOCAL and ORGANIC foods 

Transportation only accounts for a tiny proportion of greenhouse emissions for food. The type of food plays a way larger role.

[MANiCURE1295 Pronounshe/him]

THANK YOU JOE MANCHIN FOR DESTROYING THE CLIMATE PROVISIONS IN THE BUILD BACK BETTER BILL

(the US may end up passing the most consequential piece of Climate legislation in US history but it could’ve been even MORE)

[Miaou]

On 10/25/2021 at 6:06 PM, BenG said:

Transportation only accounts for a tiny proportion of greenhouse emissions for food. The type of food plays a way larger role.

It’s actually the biggest factor about greenhouse emissions for food and in general btw  so this is a huge lie 

I had a lesson about this topic (the factors) last week btw 

[BenG]

On 10/25/2021 at 5:50 PM, Miaou said:

It’s actually the biggest factor about greenhouse emissions for food and in general btw  so this is a huge lie 

I had a lesson about this topic (the factors) last week btw 

Highly doubt it costs more than the farm land and resources required to grow.

[BenG]

On 10/25/2021 at 6:17 PM, Paul Atreides said:

The transnational corporations that get away with polluting our environment play the biggest role. What we do is essentially pointless;we have a very small impact in the grand scale of things. Obviously we should still be as sustainable as possible but that won’t be the main solution.

To me, switching the type of food we consume (i.e. switching more from meat to plants) is much more effective than cutting down on transportation emissions. And yes, there's only so much we can do.

[Miaou]

On 10/25/2021 at 6:52 PM, BenG said:

Highly doubt it costs more than the farm land and resources required to grow.

 

On 10/25/2021 at 7:17 PM, Paul Atreides said:

The transnational corporations that get away with polluting our environment play the biggest role. What we do is essentially pointless;we have a very small impact in the grand scale of things. Obviously we should still be as sustainable as possible but that won’t be the main solution.

 

If you buy local foods from your own territory for example you won’t participate to this very polluted transportation 

In the biggest supermarkets fructs, vegetables, meat...etc come from everywhere on the planet and so they traveled with polluted transports 

Plus we need to respect the weather season

Cause of course if you live in England but you buy tomatoes from Spain during the winter... no sense at all 

[BenG]

On 10/25/2021 at 7:30 PM, Miaou said:

 

 

If you buy local foods from your own territory for example you won’t participate to this very polluted transportation 

In the biggest supermarkets fructs, vegetables, meat...etc come from everywhere on the planet and so they traveled with polluted transports 

Plus we need to respect the weather season

Cause of course if you live in England but you buy tomatoes from Spain during the winter... no sense at all 

Sea freight emissions are not even that high

[Miaou]

On 10/25/2021 at 8:32 PM, BenG said:

Sea freight emissions are not even that high

 

sure joanne

[BenG]

On 10/25/2021 at 7:35 PM, Miaou said:

 

sure joanne

Are you gonna stop drinking champagne?

[Miaou]

On 10/25/2021 at 8:36 PM, BenG said:

Are you gonna stop drinking champagne?

Not when it comes from a region next to Paris 

[BenG]

Looking at transportation alone is very myopic. The argument completely ignores opportunity costs and by extension, comparative advantage.

[BenG]

Look at how little transport contributes. Switching food is much more effective to cutting emissions.

[BenG]

On 10/25/2021 at 7:48 PM, Miaou said:

Not when it comes from a region next to Paris 

Why is that transportation acceptable? What's the threshold for you?