• Maturin@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    But the traveler is going to eat roughly the same amount whether he rides the bike or drives so there is little marginal carbon impacts from riding while 100% of the car emissions are marginal (since the alternate scenario produces none).

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      1 year ago

      It was the energy differential that was calculated. It was, originally, mostly a dig at how carbon inefficient beef farming was.

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      But the traveler is going to eat roughly the same amount whether he rides the bike or drives so there is little marginal carbon impacts from riding while 100% of the car emissions are marginal (since the alternate scenario produces none).

      the part I think you are missing is the human can only eat so much because it takes not as long to go by car or train as opposed to walking

      inb4 challenge accepted