From Our World in Data
its wierd that it is compared by CO2/mass, it would make more sense per callories or some important nutrients.
When petrochemical companies get wrangled under control I’ll start worrying about this penny ante BS.
I barely ever eat beef since I live in a coastal area with productive waters where the seafood is cheaper, better, and fresher. But I do think the focus on individual contributions to climate change is somewhat misguided. We need to stop digging up carbon and lighting it on fire.
I’m not against individual efforts. I drive an electric car — well, a PHEV that’s got more electric range than I need for my daily life so I only need gas for road trips — and have solar panels and am very much an environmentalist. I get that every little bit counts. But shifting the blame to consumers rather than producers — especially oil/mining companies — seems like a distraction.
It’s like when oil companies promoted plastic recycling, which is a joke 90% of the time, to distract from plastic production. There’s definitely not a shortage of fresh water where I live but people in the southwestern US constantly get told to take shorter showers when the bulk of the water goes agriculture. (We obviously need food but there’s plenty of water-hungry cash crops grown in places where droughts are frequent.)
Nuts are interesting. Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought certain types of nuts (like almonds) require massive amounts of water. I think almonds require more water than an equivalent amount of chicken. I know this chart is about CO2, so kinda a apples to oranges comparison, but I’m curious if that is something that should also be considered when discussing environmental impact of foods?
How much is it compared to private jets?
