So oat milk is better for the environment?

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Then to top it all off, this product is produced in europe!
How much co2 is produced from shipping this damn thing over here from the other side of the world?!

This is NZ, we dont need this crap from the other side of the world when we can get good quality cows milk locally.
Crazy world we live in when you think about it!
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Careful what you criticise there chap. What you're stating there is the perfect condemnation of NZ's primary produce. We are as far from most of our international markets than any country can be so we'll always be behind the 8 ball when promoting our food exports to a world that is increasingly aware of the environmental impact of its consumption (i.e. food miles).

This is on top of the fact that we're producing way more than our population can consume so we are effectively bearing responsibility for the emissions of millions of consumers worldwide. If forcing those customers to pay more for their food to offset the ETS taxes paid by farmers to grow that food that seems to be a relatively fair trade off and if international sales demand for our produce reduces as a result then our farming inputs may reduce. Sounds like a workable solution either way, so long as the extra income in the former is focussed into environmental improvements.