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Transporting food
International trade has increased greatly over the past few decades. Food now travels thousands of miles thanks to more efficient means of transportation, although these come at an environmental cost, measured in food miles (the amount of CO2 emitted per mile for a tonne of food). However, it is not only the journeys that are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. Cultivation of crops and storage and processing of food all have an environmental impact too.
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