Car use is worse than flying in lamb from NZ

Here's a comment on my previous post

 

Sure, check these out

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/food-miles-does-distance-matter-401558.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4807026.stm

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.defra.gov.uk%2Fesg%2Freports%2Ffoodmiles%2Ffinal.pdf&ei=HDGiR-fwL5_q0ATb28n0BA&usg=AFQjCNEqA1hd1jwp8NEDlfvVF4Shp1efTg&sig2=X34d1UfyYypeJf7BUTP1Hw
(table E1)

and here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/politics_show/6381605.stm
(disclosure, that's my alma mater!) :)

I quote: The report even suggests that car use by consumers driving to farm shops and supermarkets may well be more damaging than the transport used to get the food to the retail outlet.

Very counter-intuitive, but there you go.

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