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Comment #439466 by keddaw
Do you have anything to back up this claim (stop all international trade)? It's not clear to me that this is bound to happen with the proposals.
For example, cutting carbon output does not automatically equate to being self-sufficient. For example, New Yorkers sourcing their tomatoes *shipped* from the third world can incur less carbon-cost than having them delivered by *air* from California. Greenhouse raised produce in colder climes *might* be produced more carbon-efficiently when shipping from areas where the sun provides the heat.
I'd be interested if there are any studies on these sorts of issues.
Permalink Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:20:00 UTC | #421002