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hef19898 on March 3, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonal...

And the plants used for vegan meat replacements need fertilizer, transportation, processing and so on.

Emission wise, bulk and container shipping are among the most efficient means of transport on a per unit basis. And that is without taking any emission reduction plans into account.

codyb on March 4, 2021 [–]

That may be so but it can never be as efficient as not shipping it halfway across the world twice in the first place!

Of course that’s a big change, to bring those jobs back to the States of course with tons of implications and potential outcomes.

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