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Comment by pfdietz

16 days ago

Total energy input to agriculture in the US is less than 2% of total energy consumption. So "huge" there has to be taken in context.

All the energy inputs to agriculture could be replaced with non-fossil inputs. Fertilizer in particular needs hydrogen to make ammonia, but that can be produced from non-fossil sources.

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