Independence is wrong, consumption of avocados will not cause climate change – is Watt Watt Watt?

From the climateRealism

By Heartland Institute

Linnea lueken and H. Sterling Burnett

independent A story was published about how British TV host and gardening journalist Alan Titchmarsh urged British citizens to stop eating avocados due to alleged climate effects. This is nonsense. As an island, the UK imports a lot of food, so trying to limit the carbon footprint is a waste of time and may be harmful to nutrition. Of course, the carbon footprint of avocado imports is small compared to total output in the UK and globally. To increase alertness, independent It also shows that avocado production may decline due to climate change. This is refuted by the available data.

Independent Post, “Why Alan Titchmarsh urges British people to eat Weetabix,” Alan Titchmarsh said that avocado consumption is not good for the environment. Titchmarsh is a well-known TV station personality that further suggests that people should eat “traditional breakfast staples like cornmeal, weetabix and Shreddies”, but rather. according to independent Titchmarsh links deforestation to avocado production and points to the carbon footprint associated with the transport and treatment of avocados to promote dangerous climate change.

Part of the reasoning behind cereal-based cereal suggestions is that these cereal-cereal suggestions are more often locally produced, or at least shorter distances, than tropical avocados. But the theory of “food mileage” has been recently debunked, such as Climate Realism Post “Thanks, WBUR’s explanation of “diet local” has no impact on climate change, showing here that locally farmed foods almost always have a higher carbon footprint than foods grown effectively elsewhere. This may not be the case for comparisons between locally produced wheat and long-distance produced avocados, but the formula is not as simple as “distance equals higher footprint.”

Importantly, wheat and avocado have different nutritional profiles, so wheat in the diet does not have the same nutritional benefits as eating avocado and vice versa.

Regardless, chasing the carbon footprint is a waste of time. Personal efforts have no effect on affecting the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Even if the UK stops importing all avocados, the amount of carbon dioxide usually does not change. Most commodities combine other commodities by sea and air freight, so it doesn’t make sense to pick avocados just in front of the carbon footprint.

Regarding deforestation, if UK consumers or importers are concerned, an easy solution is to choose growers who do not practice mass deforestation to grow avocado trees. More importantly, they can argue that the country stops demanding and importing palm oil as a “sustainable” fuel source and cooking oil, as abundant research shows that it is responsible for extensive deforestation in some of the most biologically diverse and intact tropical forests. End of deforestation of palm oil will make the environment beneficial to the cause, rather than occasionally toast with breakfast.

independent It also shows that climate change itself also affects “the largest avocado producer.” They cite a study that predicts Mexico can see a 31% decrease in avocado growth zone by 2050, even if global warming is stopped. Although global average temperatures have increased to 1.5°C since the pre-industrial era, data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) suggests that avocado production in Mexico soars. (Please refer to the picture below)

Since 1990:

• Production increased by 333%;
• Production increased by 32%;
• The latest world record production is scheduled for 2023.

According to the UK, most avocados are obtained from Peru and Chile. independent. Fortunately, Climate Realism Coverage of Peru's climate change has been covered, and the country has recently experienced highly local and natural regional droughts in some parts of the country, not related to global warming. In fact, some local droughts may be due to deforestation that titchmarsh cares about. It is important to have a clear understanding of the impact of climate change on avocado production and potential supply issues in the UK, with avocado production in both countries already booming in recent slight warming times, growing by more than 348% in Chile between 1990 and 2023 and content in Peru increasing by more than 348%. (Please refer to the picture below)

all in all, independentEven looking at the available avocado data shows, it doesn't build a good focus on titchmarsh. British residents can enjoy avocado sauce and avocado toast happily without worrying about their contribution to climate change.

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