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manufacturers, distributers, and ultimately consumers22. The same study found that the GHG <br />emissions intensity throughout the lifecycle of the food product is significantly greater for red <br />meat than any other food product, shown by Figure 5 Below. In this graph, emissions are shown <br />as CO2e. <br />Figure 5. Relative Emissions Intensity for Various Food Types <br />1 <br />0 -75 <br />0,5 <br />4.25 <br />13 <br />CO2/hh CO2f5 CO2/kcal CO2/kg <br />Weber, 200822 <br />• Beverages <br />• CereatsiCarbs <br />Chicken /Fish /Eggs <br />Dairy Products <br />• FnJIVVegetatr]e <br />▪ OiIslSWeets/Copd <br />• Red Meat <br />With this information and that gained through a local food consumption survey, the city <br />could design a campaign aimed at educating the public on where food comes from, the <br />associated GHG emissions and climate impacts, the benefits of local food, what a healthy diet <br />looks like, and how food impacts human health, the local economy, and emission reductions <br />efforts in Louisville. <br />6.2.4 Transportation Sector <br />On -road and air travel energy use combine to make up 26% of total GHG emissions in <br />Louisville. The following set of sustainability initiatives is targeted at this major emitting sector. <br />6.2.4.1 Low & Medium Cost Initiatives <br />Transportation Mode Shift Programs <br />The burning of gasoline and diesel fuel for personal transportation makes up approximately <br />20% of the City's GHG emissions inventory (see Figure 1). The FasTracks33 expansion and <br />improved US -36 Bus Rapid Transit line will aid the City of Louisville in cutting down <br />emissions. Louisville's geographic location, centered between Boulder, CO and Denver, CO, <br />31 <br />33 <br />