Cut meat consumption to two burgers a week to stop worst of climate crisis, report urges
2 years, 5 months ago

Cut meat consumption to two burgers a week to stop worst of climate crisis, report urges

The Independent  

Meat consumption needs to be slashed to roughly two burgers a week in order to prevent the worst of the climate crisis, according to a new report. The State of Climate Action report assessed how much efforts in each area needed to be sped up to avoid “increasingly dangerous” and sometimes “irreversible” impacts of the climate crisis. The new report said: “Shifting to healthier, more sustainable diets must occur five times faster by reducing per capita consumption of ruminant meat to roughly two burgers per week across the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.” Statistics show per capita consumption of beef, lamb and goat meat across high-consuming regions fell by 1.5 per cent to 91 kilocalories per person per day between 2015 and 2019. The report by the World Resources Institute’s Systems Change Lab said this rate of decline needed to be faster to hit the 78 kilocalories per person per day target by 2030.

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Why Are My Vegan Friends Going Back to Meat?
3 months ago

Why Are My Vegan Friends Going Back to Meat?

Live Mint  

-- For many, the real meaning of Christmas lies in sharing meals with family and friends. A YouGov tracker survey shows that the proportion of respondents in the UK identifying as eating fewer or no animal products — from flexitarianism to veganism — largely hasn’t changed over the past five years: As you’d expect, vegans and vegetarians skew slightly younger …

Lobbying by meat and dairy sectors weaken EU policies on reducing greenhouse gas
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Lobbying by meat and dairy sectors weaken EU policies on reducing greenhouse gas

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Global dairy and meat companies are lobbying to stall policies of the European Union aimed at addressing livestock greenhouse gas emissions and transition to sustainable diets. As a result, meat and dairy companies are backsliding on climate and environmental target reduction of greenhouse gases set by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations agency. A new …

Climate change leading to food price volatility, campaigners warn
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change leading to food price volatility, campaigners warn

The Independent  

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Becoming a halfway vegan could curb climate change, scientists claim
1 year, 6 months ago

Becoming a halfway vegan could curb climate change, scientists claim

Daily Mail  

Scientists claim going 50 percent vegan could curb climate change. A new study suggests swapping half of your meat and dairy products for plant-based alternatives for the next 27 years could drop emissions by 31 percent. A new study has suggested swapping half of your meat and dairy products for plant-based alternatives for the next 27 years would drop emissions …

Vegan diets produce quarter of high-meat diets’ greenhouse gases – study
1 year, 8 months ago

Vegan diets produce quarter of high-meat diets’ greenhouse gases – study

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers from the University of Oxford looking at the eating habits of 55,000 people found meat-free eating to have …

Eating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study finds
1 year, 8 months ago

Eating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study finds

The Independent  

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One in four British adults cutting back on meat amid cost-of-living crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

One in four British adults cutting back on meat amid cost-of-living crisis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Out of 1,400 people surveyed, 28 per cent said …

UK government has 'no intention' of telling public to eat less meat
2 years, 9 months ago

UK government has 'no intention' of telling public to eat less meat

Daily Mail  

The UK government has 'no intention' of telling the public to eat less meat in the battle against climate change, claims the Environment Secretary. 'The government is very explicit in saying that from an environmental perspective, we're not telling people that they shouldn't eat meat,' Eustice told the Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee inquiry. George Eustice, Secretary of State …

Call for people to eat ‘less and better meat’ from UK to tackle climate crisis
3 years, 3 months ago

Call for people to eat ‘less and better meat’ from UK to tackle climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We should eat less and better, and the best meat is the meat which actually is produced in these …

Five supermarket bosses commit to halve environmental impact by 2030
3 years, 4 months ago

Five supermarket bosses commit to halve environmental impact by 2030

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. WWF chief executive Tanya Steele said that it will …

Meat and dairy role in climate crisis: World leaders ‘reckless’ for ignoring links
3 years, 4 months ago

Meat and dairy role in climate crisis: World leaders ‘reckless’ for ignoring links

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Government leaders are being “reckless and irresponsible” in ignoring the livestock sector’s effect on the …

Animal products make up 57% of food-based greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
3 years, 6 months ago

Animal products make up 57% of food-based greenhouse gas emissions, study finds

Daily Mail  

Meat and dairy accounts for 57 per cent of food-based greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new computer modelling study. Overall, taking into account farmland, livestock and land use changes, global food production is responsible for 17.318 billion metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year, the authors say. Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods, including but not limited …

Twenty meat and dairy firms emit more greenhouse gas than Germany, Britain or France
3 years, 6 months ago

Twenty meat and dairy firms emit more greenhouse gas than Germany, Britain or France

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twenty livestock companies across the world are responsible for emitting more greenhouse gas than either …

Declare ‘peak poultry’ to save jaguar and giant armadillos from extinction, experts tell ministers
3 years, 7 months ago

Declare ‘peak poultry’ to save jaguar and giant armadillos from extinction, experts tell ministers

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ministers must declare “peak poultry” within a year, phasing out industrial chicken from school …

Five Genuinely Useful Things You Can Do to Fight Climate Change
55 years, 2 months ago

Five Genuinely Useful Things You Can Do to Fight Climate Change

Slate  

The recent United Nations climate report, which states that humans have heated the planet and the effects of it may be irreversible for centuries, may have you feeling like anything you can do as an individual would be futile. According to her newsletter “We Can Fix It,” people with an income over $38,000 a year “cause about half of all …

Global meat industry ‘using tobacco company tactics’ to downplay role in driving climate crisis, investigation claims
3 years, 8 months ago

Global meat industry ‘using tobacco company tactics’ to downplay role in driving climate crisis, investigation claims

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The global meat industry is “borrowing tactics from tobacco companies” to downplay its role in …

Introduce salt and sugar tax and cut meat eating by 30% to tackle health and climate crises, says major report
3 years, 8 months ago

Introduce salt and sugar tax and cut meat eating by 30% to tackle health and climate crises, says major report

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Meat consumption must also fall by 30 per cent over the next 10 years if the UK is to …

Joe Biden isn’t going to steal your burger — but there’s a reason people want you to think that
3 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden isn’t going to steal your burger — but there’s a reason people want you to think that

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The summit was designed as an opportunity to showcase the Biden administration’s renewed commitment to climate action and increase …

Could sustainable diets be the next lockdown casualty?
4 years, 2 months ago

Could sustainable diets be the next lockdown casualty?

The Independent  

As with its cousin, Dry January, this Veganuary has proved more difficult than most. The value of the processed poultry and red meat market spiked by 18 per cent last year, reaching an estimated £3.7bn. Processed meat products were described as having “strong emotional associations” for consumers, and 58 per cent of people surveyed saw meals which incorporate them, such …

World cannot meet toughest climate targets without eating less meat, study says
4 years, 4 months ago

World cannot meet toughest climate targets without eating less meat, study says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Without changing food systems, we’ll likely miss the 1.5C target in 30 to 45 years and the 2C target …

To curb climate change, Burger King addresses elephant in the room, and it’s a cow
4 years, 8 months ago

To curb climate change, Burger King addresses elephant in the room, and it’s a cow

Hindustan Times  

Burger King is staging an intervention with its cows. Representational image By tweaking their diet, Burger King said Tuesday that it believes it can reduce a cows’ daily methane emissions by about 33 per cent. With an over-the-top social media campaig n that teeters between vulgarity and science, Burger King is banking on the heightened awareness of climate change and …

On the table? Pressure mounts for meat giants to face carbon tax
4 years, 8 months ago

On the table? Pressure mounts for meat giants to face carbon tax

Al Jazeera  

Carbon levies could wipe out billions in meat firm profits as gov’ts step up climate change fight, new report finds. Carbon taxes could wipe more than $11 billion in profits from leading meat companies in the coming decades as governments look to curb the industry’s damage to the environment, according to investor network Fairr. With momentum gathering for policy makers …

Millions have cut down on meat and dairy intake during lockdown, survey finds
4 years, 11 months ago

Millions have cut down on meat and dairy intake during lockdown, survey finds

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A new study conducted by The Vegan Society has found that one in five …

Scientists urge people to eat less meat amid declaration of climate emergency
5 years, 4 months ago

Scientists urge people to eat less meat amid declaration of climate emergency

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists are imploring members of the public to eat less …

Sixty scientists sign open letter calling for less meat and dairy in schools and hospitals
5 years, 5 months ago

Sixty scientists sign open letter calling for less meat and dairy in schools and hospitals

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 60 scientists from 11 countries have signed an open letter calling for governments …

Governments can – and should – encourage people to cut down on meat
5 years, 5 months ago

Governments can – and should – encourage people to cut down on meat

The Independent  

“How about restaurants in 10 to 15 years start treating carnivores the same way that smokers are treated?” asked former UN official Christiana Figueres in a conference at the end of last year. He said: “The IPCC report shows that between 21 per cent and 37 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to the food system, with …

Is The Movement To Eat Less Meat Actually Making A Difference?
5 years, 8 months ago

Is The Movement To Eat Less Meat Actually Making A Difference?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Would it surprise you to learn that 95% of the people who bought a plant-based burger this past year were meat eaters? “If the average American cut just a quarter pound of beef a week from their diet, about one hamburger, it would be the equivalent of taking 10 million cars off the road for a year.” …

Eat less meat to meet climate targets: Study
6 years, 4 months ago

Eat less meat to meet climate targets: Study

India TV News  

The livestock sector could use almost half of the 1.5 degrees Celsius greenhouse gas emission budget allowed by 2030, so addressing this should be a key part of the strategy to hit climate targets, a new study said on Tuesday. Farmed animal law and policy fellow Helen Harwatt at Harvard Law School advises that getting protein from plant sources instead …

Meat tax: Raise price of sausages, bacon and burgers by nearly 80 per cent to save lives, study says
6 years, 4 months ago

Meat tax: Raise price of sausages, bacon and burgers by nearly 80 per cent to save lives, study says

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the UK the “optimum” tax would see red meat products cost 14 per cent …

Massive reduction in meat consumption and changes to farming vital to guarantee future food supply, major study says
6 years, 5 months ago

Massive reduction in meat consumption and changes to farming vital to guarantee future food supply, major study says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A massive reduction in the quantity of meat being consumed combined with huge changes to …

Meat and dairy companies to surpass oil industry as world’s biggest polluters, report finds
6 years, 8 months ago

Meat and dairy companies to surpass oil industry as world’s biggest polluters, report finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meat and dairy companies are on track to be the world’s biggest contributors to climate …

Meat tax 'inevitable' as society becomes more concerned about impact on health and enviroment, analysts warn
7 years, 3 months ago

Meat tax 'inevitable' as society becomes more concerned about impact on health and enviroment, analysts warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Sin taxes” on meat to fight climate change and protect human health, according to analysts. …

These are the most climate-damaging foods
7 years, 10 months ago

These are the most climate-damaging foods

CNN  

Beef — Beef is widely recognized as the most climate-damaging of all foods. A 2017 study by the Natural Resources Defense Council on food consumption in the US calculates that each kilogram of beef produces 26.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions -- the highest among all the foods observed in the study, and five times more than chicken or turkey meat.Animal …

For Earth Day, Report Has News To Ease A Meat-Lover's Conscience
8 years, 11 months ago

For Earth Day, Report Has News To Ease A Meat-Lover's Conscience

NPR  

For Earth Day, Report Has News To Ease A Meat-Lover's Conscience Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto iStockphoto Earth Day got you thinking about how your diet impacts the planet? In a statement, the American Meat Institute called the WRI's report "riddled with factual flaws about protein consumption and, in turn, the environmental impact of balanced diets that include meat." …

Lettuce is ‘three times worse than bacon' for emissions and vegetarian diets could be bad for environment
9 years, 3 months ago

Lettuce is ‘three times worse than bacon' for emissions and vegetarian diets could be bad for environment

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lettuce is “over three times worse in greenhouse gas emissions than eating bacon”, according to …

Are vegetarians to blame for climate change? Researchers find lettuce is 'three times worse than BACON' for emissions
9 years, 3 months ago

Are vegetarians to blame for climate change? Researchers find lettuce is 'three times worse than BACON' for emissions

Daily Mail  

Researchers say relationship between diet and environment is complex Sticking to a vegetarian diet may not be as beneficial to the environment as you think — in fact, it might be helping to destroy it. A study from Carnegie Mellon University has found that many common vegetables require more resources per calorie, and produce higher greenhouse gas emissions than some …

Climate change: Meat industry 'creates same amount of greenhouse gases as all the vehicles in the world'
9 years, 4 months ago

Climate change: Meat industry 'creates same amount of greenhouse gases as all the vehicles in the world'

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The meat industry creates the same amount of greenhouses gases as all the vehicles in …

Beef eating bad for environment says United Nations body – India TV
9 years, 5 months ago

Beef eating bad for environment says United Nations body – India TV

India TV News  

New Delhi: Beef eating has impassioned the nation, with politicians of all hues duelling like bulls in rage. A landmark 2012 study 'Growing greenhouse gas emissions due to meat production' by UNEP finds that on an average Indians consume only 12 grams of meat per person per day which is almost 10 times lower than the global average of 115 …

Climate change: Why beef is the new SUV (Opinion)
9 years, 6 months ago

Climate change: Why beef is the new SUV (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN columnist John D. Sutter is reporting on a tiny number – 2 degrees – that may have a huge effect on the future. “Eighty-five percent of the land we produce cattle on in the United States isn’t suitable for other food production,” said Daren Williams, spokesman for the U.S. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. These so-called “land use …

Climate change: Why beef is the new SUV (Opinion)
9 years, 6 months ago

Climate change: Why beef is the new SUV (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN columnist John D. Sutter is reporting on a tiny number – 2 degrees – that may have a huge effect on the future. “Eighty-five percent of the land we produce cattle on in the United States isn’t suitable for other food production,” said Daren Williams, spokesman for the U.S. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. These so-called “land use …

As a meat-eater, I agree with Kerry McCarthy that eating meat is like smoking - and should be treated as such
9 years, 6 months ago

As a meat-eater, I agree with Kerry McCarthy that eating meat is like smoking - and should be treated as such

The Independent  

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Vegetarianism 'could save the world' by cutting greenhouse emissions
9 years, 8 months ago

Vegetarianism 'could save the world' by cutting greenhouse emissions

Daily Mail  

Article says meat production is associated with 18 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and approximately one third of biodiversity loss for rising greenhouse emissions, deforestation, as well as a decline in biodiversity and water quality from the Universities of East Anglia and Greifswald, Germany believe We’re eating more meat than ever before, but our insatiable appetite for everything …

Eating meat is causing 'dangerous climate change', claim scientists
10 years, 7 months ago

Eating meat is causing 'dangerous climate change', claim scientists

Daily Mail  

Eating less meat is 'essential' to ensure future demand for food can be met and 'dangerous' climate change avoided, experts have warned. A study by leading university researchers in Cambridge and Aberdeen found food production alone could exceed targets for greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 if current trends continue. Population growth and the global shift towards 'meat-heavy Western diets' has …

Eating less beef could dramatically cut farming emissions[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 10 months ago

Eating less beef could dramatically cut farming emissions[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Global carbon emissions from agriculture can be reduced by 50 to 90 percent by 2030 using strategies including eating less beef, reducing food waste and managing soil nutrients better, according to a report released Friday by Climate Focus and California Environmental Associates. If all the strategies recommended were implemented, up to 5 gigatons of emissions could be eliminated from the …

Eat less meat — for the planet’s sake
15 years, 3 months ago

Eat less meat — for the planet’s sake

The Hindu  

The U.K.’s first official recommendations for a diet that is both healthy and good for the environment are published on Friday, and they are likely to be seen as an assault on the current food system. The study acknowledges that cutting processed food and reducing consumption of intensively-produced meat and dairy foods could lead to a shrinking of the U.K. …

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