This follows from the fact that food miles are an insignificant contributor to overall carbon emissions of food production. (ethicurean.com)
Suppose a comprehensive cost - benefit analysis showed that this would lower overall carbon emissions even while the living standard of poor people would be elevated. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
All told, the new EPA rules will likely cover about three - quarters of the country's greenhouse - gas sources and, according to a World Resources Institute (WRI) report, could reduce overall carbon emissions anywhere from 5 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 to a 12 percent cut. (newrepublic.com)