Blogs - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

We need a Moonshot for meatless meat

Seriously, how difficult would it actually be to fund a world-changing Moonshot to fund it and get us turning down the right direction? I’m a vegan, but I’m also a realist. There’s no chance humanity is going to give up meat, en masse, anytime soon. That said, we...

Has the vegan technology revolution begun?

AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange

Time is running out for the meat industry. Consumers are more informed than ever and technology is filling in the ethical gap left by animal agriculture. A technocultural shift is clearly underway: the future of beef is up for grabs. In rich and even emerging...

Holding ‘Big Meat’ accountable is our best chance to save the earth

AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange

The meat industry would collapse if it were held responsible for its contribution to environmental destruction and public safety hazards. In a recent New York Times opinion piece, Ezra Klein proposed a moonshot investment in “Meatless Meat.” Klein makes a cogent,...

Funding meat alternatives could be the climate solution we have been waiting for

AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange

Encouraging government funding for meat and dairy alternatives and convincing policymakers to promote them could revolutionise climate action. “I’m a vegan, but I’m also a realist. There’s no chance humanity is going to give up meat, en masse, anytime soon. That...

“Western diets” seen as superior in developing countries but are unsustainable and unhealthy

AnimalAgri, Blogs

Meat rich, ‘Western diets’ are bad for the earth and for our bodies, so why have we become convinced that they are the superior way to eat? “We are a weak people because we do not eat meat.” These were the words of Gandhi’s high school friend Sheik...

Promoting veganism is a fool proof way to solve climate-change

AnimalAgri, Blogs

Animal agriculture is the biggest contributor to climate change. Encouraging people to go vegan can significantly help alleviate the strain on the planet. The UK business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, is considering a “full vegan diet” to help tackle climate change,...