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scrivna04/04/20251 replyview on HN

GHG emissions from boat transport are actually a very low % of the total GHG emissions from producing that food. Moving it across the country on a truck would certainly produce more emissions than shipping it by boat from abroad.

https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local


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buzzert04/05/2025

You do realize it still needs to be transported from a port to customers inland, right?