By: Andrew Plemmons Pratt

Andrew Plemmons Pratt — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:14:04 +0000

zgorgon: You make two very good points. It would be useful to both investigate the assumptions of the study and examine the data in the context of the food production and transport emissions you mention. All too often, policymakers and consumers overlook the emissions that are an external cost of what we eat.

By: zgorgon

zgorgon — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:59:08 +0000

The Brookings study seems to have started with a conclusion and only investigated the factors that support the conclusion. Some of the factors left out:
1)Carbon dioxide generated by transporting food and other commodities by refrigerated trucks into traffic congested cities. The higher the concentration of people, the further the food must be transported.
2) A lot of the energy consumed in rural areas is for producing food for metropolitan areas.

Comments on: Brookings Report: Metropolitan Areas Have Less Carbon Emissions

By: Andrew Plemmons Pratt

By: zgorgon