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Don't blame meat for the climate crisis, say European livestock farmers
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<blockquote data-quote="Jackov Altraids" data-source="post: 6600237" data-attributes="member: 3566"><p>I still feel The Guardian have tried to unfairly undermine the message but good on them for at least showing 'our' side. Especially for printing;</p><p>A spokesperson for the European Livestock Voice said:</p><p></p><p>“It is well known that a section of the European population over consume animal products, but there is no evidence to suggest that reducing production will lead to any decrease in consumption. The consequences of a drastic reduction on consumption of animal products by replacing them with ‘meat substitutes’ or other activities could well be worse than the benefits of meat consumption, without leading to a significant environmental or health improvement.”</p><p></p><p>The article which was part funded by The Open Philanthropy Project which funds many animal welfare groups, shoe horns in;</p><p>"Europeans eat <a href="http://www.risefoundation.eu/images/files/2018/2018_RISE_LIVESTOCK_FULL.pdf" target="_blank">more than twice</a> as much meat as experts recommend. A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/15/europe-meat-dairy-production-2050-expert-warns" target="_blank">report</a> last year called for a 40–50% reduction in the size of Europe’s meat and livestock sector to reduce its environmental footprint.</p><p></p><p>Research published in Nature journal concluded that beef consumption in western countries <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/10/huge-reduction-in-meat-eating-essential-to-avoid-climate-breakdown" target="_blank">needs to fall by 90%</a> in order to avoid dangerous climate change. The livestock sector is believed to be responsible for a minimum of 14.5% of <a href="http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/197623/icode/" target="_blank">global carbon emissions</a>."</p><p></p><p>This is still very misleading.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jackov Altraids, post: 6600237, member: 3566"] I still feel The Guardian have tried to unfairly undermine the message but good on them for at least showing 'our' side. Especially for printing; A spokesperson for the European Livestock Voice said: “It is well known that a section of the European population over consume animal products, but there is no evidence to suggest that reducing production will lead to any decrease in consumption. The consequences of a drastic reduction on consumption of animal products by replacing them with ‘meat substitutes’ or other activities could well be worse than the benefits of meat consumption, without leading to a significant environmental or health improvement.” The article which was part funded by The Open Philanthropy Project which funds many animal welfare groups, shoe horns in; "Europeans eat [URL='http://www.risefoundation.eu/images/files/2018/2018_RISE_LIVESTOCK_FULL.pdf']more than twice[/URL] as much meat as experts recommend. A [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/15/europe-meat-dairy-production-2050-expert-warns']report[/URL] last year called for a 40–50% reduction in the size of Europe’s meat and livestock sector to reduce its environmental footprint. Research published in Nature journal concluded that beef consumption in western countries [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/10/huge-reduction-in-meat-eating-essential-to-avoid-climate-breakdown']needs to fall by 90%[/URL] in order to avoid dangerous climate change. The livestock sector is believed to be responsible for a minimum of 14.5% of [URL='http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/197623/icode/']global carbon emissions[/URL]." This is still very misleading. [/QUOTE]
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