Cut meat and dairy intake 'by a fifth', report urges

bbc ^ | 1/23/2020 | Roger Harrabin

[Roman_War_Criminal]

People should cut the amount of beef, lamb and dairy produce they eat by a fifth to combat climate change, a report says.

It says public bodies should lead the way by offering plant-based options with all meals.

But it says if people don’t cut consumption willingly, taxes on meat and dairy might be needed.

The report comes from the government’s official advisers, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

Its chief executive Chris Stark told BBC News: “We can't meet the government's 2050 Net Zero target without major changes in the way we use the land, the way we farm, and what we eat.”

The farming union NFU welcomed much of the report, although they oppose cuts in livestock - but some environmentalists believe it's too timid.

The document recommends a host of measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the countryside.

Others include increasing UK forestry cover from 13% to at least 17% by 2050, and restoring at least half of upland peat bogs.

But it’s the proposals for reducing consumption of dairy produce and red meat that are likely to draw attention.

The authors say reducing the amount of beef, lamb and dairy we eat by at least 20%, and reducing food waste by 20% would save the equivalent of seven million tonnes of CO2 from farms.

They say land that’s no longer needed for cattle and sheep could support trees crops to burn for energy.

[P.O.E.]

Deporting 30 million illegals would cut US consumption by 10%

[indthkr]

London’s war on UK Farmers and non-Urban Dwellers - bump for later....

[SpaceBar]

OMG, a report!

[bert]

the world doesn’t need to cut down on meat etc

The world needs to eliminate, obliterate, end the climate change hoax whiners and most importantly the money men financing the hoax.

[Gay State Conservative]

[TangoLimaSierra]

OK, so we eventually quit eating meat. Then the CO² will drop. Then the plants starve. No more O² or plants to eat.

Brilliant!

[the_daug]

That’s almost done don’t ruin it.

[Bob434]

From My Cold Dead Pans

[Fast Moving Angel]

Its chief executive Chris Stark told BBC News: “We can't meet the government's 2050 Net Zero target without major changes in the way we use the land, the way we farm, and what we eat.”

So? Not my problem.

[Artemis Webb]

I had fried eggs, leftover roasted tri-tip and buttered toast this morning. If I die today I will die happier than some health freak ever will.

[rktman]

Hmmmm. How about the DOOMERS be reduced by, oh, say half? That would solve a lot of issues.

[Bob434]

I’m fighting back against all this nonsense by feeding beans to herds of cows

[headstamp 2]

That hat makes people very angry.

[Zathras]

The real truth is if we got rid of meat, we would need 4x the land to produce the protein we need to survive.

[Lent]

Take that climate change and & & #$) @( it. I’ll eat all the meat I want.

[BipolarBob]

And won’t the production of these plants increase greatly the use of water and evil fossil fuels used in farming? Couldn’t their proposed solutions actually be counter productive?

Since when does that stop the econazis from imposing their edicts? Take ethanol gasoline where the overall effects are more resource intensive and takes away food producing acreage off the market.

[dp0622]

Cut meat and dairy intake ‘by a fifth’, report urges

What? Drink an extra fifth a day?

I can do that.

[headstamp 2]

[[[I had fried eggs, leftover roasted tri-tip and buttered toast this morning. If I die today I will die happier than some health freak ever will.]]]

I’ll be over tomorrow morning. We’ll stroke out together. LOL

[cuban leaf]

We’re increasing meat. What we’re decreasing is bread and potatoes.

[depressed in 06]

Islay and a cigar, you may not live as long, but, you’ll enjoy the time more.