Funny enough, Singapore actually does something similar to this for calculating climate impact/addressing urban heat island effect using what they call a DUCT (Digital Urban Climate Twin) that allows them to model the potential climate impact of new developments/infrastructure projects using a digital model.
Awesome piece, hoping you get your DVDs back! One small quibble: while efforts such as PAU do inherently reduce GHG emissions from food transportation, industrial-scale ag tends to be so efficient and fertilizer so energy-intensive that the net impact of "eat-local" campaigns can often be a net increase in emissions. Not to say that's necessarily the outcome here, but something to consider as a macro consequence
Thanks Asher, 100% you make a great point. I don't have the exact data to definitively show a net decrease in emissions for this particular initiative when you factor in those potential additional emissions costs, though I'm reasonably confident its a net decrease given the program's focus and the distance previous imports had to travel (hundreds of miles in some cases). Still you're absolutely right that its sometimes hard to say for sure, which is partially why this article focuses on a lot on the additional benefits like job creation, land reclamation and reduced (financial) costs for the city due to reduced imports. You make a good point though and will clarify this on the next update, thanks!
A good way of estimating emissions would be to recreate Rosario in Cities: Skylines
Funny enough, Singapore actually does something similar to this for calculating climate impact/addressing urban heat island effect using what they call a DUCT (Digital Urban Climate Twin) that allows them to model the potential climate impact of new developments/infrastructure projects using a digital model.
Awesome piece, hoping you get your DVDs back! One small quibble: while efforts such as PAU do inherently reduce GHG emissions from food transportation, industrial-scale ag tends to be so efficient and fertilizer so energy-intensive that the net impact of "eat-local" campaigns can often be a net increase in emissions. Not to say that's necessarily the outcome here, but something to consider as a macro consequence
Thanks Asher, 100% you make a great point. I don't have the exact data to definitively show a net decrease in emissions for this particular initiative when you factor in those potential additional emissions costs, though I'm reasonably confident its a net decrease given the program's focus and the distance previous imports had to travel (hundreds of miles in some cases). Still you're absolutely right that its sometimes hard to say for sure, which is partially why this article focuses on a lot on the additional benefits like job creation, land reclamation and reduced (financial) costs for the city due to reduced imports. You make a good point though and will clarify this on the next update, thanks!