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hiimsubclavian t1_jb96k2w wrote

Reply to comment by Capn_Zelnick in Global food consumption alone could add nearly 1 °C to warming by 2100. Seventy five percent of this warming is driven by foods that are high sources of methane (ruminant meat, dairy and rice). by Plant__Eater

> The fact that the USA has been subsidizing sugar and corn since nearly the inception of the country is nutty.

I say it's sweet and corny. Corn and corn syrup aren't exactly huge contributors to climate change, and America values its food security. There are worse things to spend tax dollars on.

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