We knew that the transport of fruit, vegetables and meat account for a significant portion of the energy bill of the food industry… and now an Australian study has put a precise figure on this aspect. Transportation is in fact responsible for over 19% of carbon emissions, a figure well above what had been previously calculated. Blueberries harvested in Spain, then transported by refrigerated truck to the Netherlands to be packaged. Then, the berries get sent to the shelves of supermarkets in France… That’s just one example of a scenario that seems bizarre but is a real phenomenon, with pr…
