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Meat eating must fall by 30% in a decade to tackle health, climate and nature crises, says landmark review Daisy Dunne © AFP/Getty The production of meat and dairy is particularly polluting because cattle belch out methane, a potent greenhouse gas - AFP/Getty Meat consumption must fall by 30 per cent over the next 10 years if we are to get to grips with the interlinked climate, nature and health crises, according to a landmark review. The National Food Strategy – England’s...

The research suggests post-Brexit free trade deals could see poorer diets in the country. The study – published yesterday in the journal Nature Food – estimated how post-Brexit trade and agriculture policies could impact dietary health in the UK, looking at how different post-Brexit strategies would affect the intake, availability and cost of food. The study was led by Marco Springmann of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food at the University of Oxford, and Florian Freund...

Joe Biden, Culture Warrior USA Today’s Michael Collins insisted, “but President Joe Biden seldom answers.” In the Washington Post, Paul Waldman argued that because he has broken the link “between culture and policy,” Biden is “kryptonite to the Republican culture war.” Most of Biden’s policies must be viewed as part of a concerted “strategy to reduce the corrosive impact of hot-button social, cultural, and racial issues,” according to New York Times columnist Thomas B. Eds...

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images But some experts say Americans need to eat less meat to address the climate crisis.  There is a fundamental disconnect between fears of red meat bans, and the reality of growing sales. The American love affair with beef is growing stronger. And thats fueling a crisis, according to environmental experts. Beef is the best-selling meat in America, and the fastest growing in terms of sales. Beef sales soared 23.7% year-over-year to $30.3 b...

Americans red meat obsession is growing stronger, with beef sales skyrocketing to $30 billion as a meat war looms ktaylor@businessinsider.com (Kate Taylor) Beef is the best-selling meat in America, with 2020 sales growing to $30.3 billion. But some experts say Americans need to eat less meat to address the climate crisis. There is a fundamental disconnect between fears of red meat bans, and the reality of growing sales. Popular Searches Beef is the best-selling meat in America,...

Last modified on Sun 25 Apr 2021 06.58 EDT The UK business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, is considering a “full vegan diet” to help tackle climate change, saying people will need to make lifestyle changes if the government is to meet its new emissions target of a 78% reduction on 1990 levels by 2035. But how much difference would it make if everyone turned to a plant-based diet? Experts say changing the way we eat is necessary for the future of the planet but that government policy is needed a...

Organic meat, usually highlighted as friendlier to the environment, actually has a climate cost as high as conventionally farmed meat. According to a new study, which estimated the greenhouse gas emissions (GEI) resulting from different foods in Germany, the only eco-friendly meat is no meat at all. Image credit: Flickr / Oli A team of German researchers wanted to explore the “invisible” environmental costs of food production, from land use and fertilizers to methane emissions and transport...

Last modified on Wed 23 Dec 2020 23.37 EST The cost of the climate damage caused by organic meat production is just as high as that of conventionally farmed meat, according to research. The analysis estimated the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from different foods and calculated how much their prices would need to rise to cover the harm they cause by fuelling the climate emergency. For beef and lamb, organic and conventional production resulted in similar climate costs, the study found. Org...

On the meter THE legal aid bill of the convicted husband of a senior Crown prosecutor has now topped £35,000 – with more public money still to come. Stephen Roberts, the husband of Nicky Patrick, Scotland’s procurator fiscal for homicide and crime, was convicted of running companies when he was disqualified as a director. As I revealed previously, Patrick held the largest shareholding in one of them, Log Six, although there is no suggestion that she knew about the management of the b...

What’s the Bull? In 2019, then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he was “trying to eat less meat both for health reasons and for reasons of climate change”. Outrage ensued but was he right? Should we all change our diet for our health and the planet? The environment question In 2019, RTÉ introduced the TV licence-holding public to a new show concept, What Planet Are You On? The premise is that four families go head to head to reduce the climate impact of their lives for a cash prize. Four ...