The Role of Fossil Fuels in the U.S. Food System and the American Diet

by U.S. Department of Agriculture

The food system accounts for a large share of fossil fuel consumption in the United States, and energy accounts for a substantial and highly variable share of food costs. This intersectionbetween food and energy markets suggests that public and private decisions affecting onemarket will have spillover effects in the other. For example, would increasing the share of populationhaving diets that align with Federal dietary guidance reduce fossil fuel...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1542999065
• ISBN13: 9781542999069
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"