Comment by xxpor
2 days ago
Unfortunately a video but this covers it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aH3ZTTkGAs It talks about the meme about "pears grown in Argentina, packed in Thailand, sold in the US"
Gemini's summary about the shipping CO2 sections:
Shipping accounts for 80% of all international transport but only 37% of transport's carbon emissions (9:13 - 9:18).
Road transport is highlighted as the "King of pollution," making up less than 10% of international transport but over half of emissions (9:26 - 9:32).
Ferrying pears across the Earth is actually less carbon intensive than driving them in a truck to a packing plant across one's own country (9:48 - 9:52).
All international shipping combined is responsible for only 2.5% of global emissions (9:58 - 10:15).
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