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<blockquote data-quote="Old Boar" data-source="post: 8066682" data-attributes="member: 2957"><p>The Vegitarian Society wrote to the Government asking the Government to work towards cutting meat in the diet as part of the Net Zero Strategy.</p><p> Here is the reply from Defra which I thought may interest some here.</p><p></p><p><em>We have received a reply (excerpts of which are below) from Jo Churchill MP, Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation at DEFRA.</em> <em>Our original letter commented on the government’s lack of ambition on animal agriculture and reducing meat consumption. In the Minister’s reply, it states that these will be considered in upcoming Food Strategy white paper. We’ll be watching for updates very attentively.</em></p><p></p><p>Thank you for your letter of 21 October to the Prime Minister about animal agriculture and meat consumption in relation to the Government’s Net Zero Strategy. […]</p><p>Defra has a vital role to play in delivering the Government’s Net Zero Strategy and ensuring nature-based solutions are a vital part of the climate agenda. Our areas of responsibility are a huge and exciting part of the net zero story.</p><p></p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy leads across Government on climate change mitigation and net zero, and Defra is the Government lead for climate change adaptation. Defra is also responsible for efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the following sectors: agriculture, waste, land-use and fluorinated gases (F-gases). We also have responsibility for promotion of forestry in order to capture carbon. This represents 19% of total net UK GHGs, with agriculture being the biggest contributor (about 10% of total UK emissions).</p><p></p><p>We have nearly halved our emissions from these sectors since 1990. However, we recognise the need to go further and are taking forward a number of commitments set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan to reduce emissions further. While technological fixes will be part of the solution for net zero, Defra recognises that they should be part of a balanced approach which also respects and enhances our natural environment. This means decarbonising while restoring nature, using nature-based solutions, protecting the environment and promoting biodiversity.</p><p></p><p>The Government wants to make it as easy as possible for people to shift towards a greener and more sustainable lifestyle, whilst maintaining people’s freedom of choice, including in their diet.</p><p></p><p><strong>Our forthcoming Government Food Strategy White Paper will consider these issues and set out our ambition and priorities for a food system that will deliver for people, nature and climate.</strong> In doing so it will support our farmers to continue to produce the high-quality, high welfare produce for which they are renowned.</p><p></p><p>Defra is introducing three environmental land management schemes that reward environmental benefits: the Sustainable Farming Incentive, Local Nature Recovery, and Landscape Recovery. Together, these schemes are intended to provide a powerful vehicle for achieving the goals of the 25 Year Environment Plan and our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, while supporting our rural economy.</p><p></p><p>The Government will support farmers to adopt low carbon farming practices, and increase the carbon stored on their farms, helping to improve business productivity and profitability gains. For example, the UK Government is actively investigating the promising role that feed additives with methane inhibiting properties may have in delivering emissions savings in the medium-term.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Boar, post: 8066682, member: 2957"] The Vegitarian Society wrote to the Government asking the Government to work towards cutting meat in the diet as part of the Net Zero Strategy. Here is the reply from Defra which I thought may interest some here. [I]We have received a reply (excerpts of which are below) from Jo Churchill MP, Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation at DEFRA.[/I] [I]Our original letter commented on the government’s lack of ambition on animal agriculture and reducing meat consumption. In the Minister’s reply, it states that these will be considered in upcoming Food Strategy white paper. We’ll be watching for updates very attentively.[/I] Thank you for your letter of 21 October to the Prime Minister about animal agriculture and meat consumption in relation to the Government’s Net Zero Strategy. […] Defra has a vital role to play in delivering the Government’s Net Zero Strategy and ensuring nature-based solutions are a vital part of the climate agenda. Our areas of responsibility are a huge and exciting part of the net zero story. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy leads across Government on climate change mitigation and net zero, and Defra is the Government lead for climate change adaptation. Defra is also responsible for efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the following sectors: agriculture, waste, land-use and fluorinated gases (F-gases). We also have responsibility for promotion of forestry in order to capture carbon. This represents 19% of total net UK GHGs, with agriculture being the biggest contributor (about 10% of total UK emissions). We have nearly halved our emissions from these sectors since 1990. However, we recognise the need to go further and are taking forward a number of commitments set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan to reduce emissions further. While technological fixes will be part of the solution for net zero, Defra recognises that they should be part of a balanced approach which also respects and enhances our natural environment. This means decarbonising while restoring nature, using nature-based solutions, protecting the environment and promoting biodiversity. The Government wants to make it as easy as possible for people to shift towards a greener and more sustainable lifestyle, whilst maintaining people’s freedom of choice, including in their diet. [B]Our forthcoming Government Food Strategy White Paper will consider these issues and set out our ambition and priorities for a food system that will deliver for people, nature and climate.[/B] In doing so it will support our farmers to continue to produce the high-quality, high welfare produce for which they are renowned. Defra is introducing three environmental land management schemes that reward environmental benefits: the Sustainable Farming Incentive, Local Nature Recovery, and Landscape Recovery. Together, these schemes are intended to provide a powerful vehicle for achieving the goals of the 25 Year Environment Plan and our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, while supporting our rural economy. The Government will support farmers to adopt low carbon farming practices, and increase the carbon stored on their farms, helping to improve business productivity and profitability gains. For example, the UK Government is actively investigating the promising role that feed additives with methane inhibiting properties may have in delivering emissions savings in the medium-term. [/QUOTE]
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