ClimateChange - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Ending climate change is dependant on consumers

Saving the planet requires more than just the production of sustainable meat, it requires consumer demand for it. New plant-based meat (PBM) alternatives that aim to mimic the taste and texture of beef could have significant economic, environmental, and animal welfare...

Greta Thunberg to publish climate change guide

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Environmental activist Greta Thunberg is publishing a guide to combating climate change, featuring contributions from more than 100 acclaimed writers, activists and scientists. Environmental activist Greta Thunberg is publishing a guide to combating climate change,...

What does the IPCC’s third report say?

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Temperatures could be returned to 1.5C by the end of this century if countries seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically this decade. Here are the key points from the final section of the IPCC’s latest review of climate science: What does IPCC working group...

Big meat and dairy are evading climate accountability

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Jennifer Jacquet, an associate professor at New York University, talks about the powerful political sway these companies hold and why they’re not being held accountable for their outsized contributions to climate change. Last fall, the National Cattlemen’s Beef...

A global shift to plant-based foods will have a lasting impact on biodiversity

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Conducted by UK charity, The Food Foundation, this study finds that choosing to eat less meat could result in an increase in biodiversity. A new report concludes that choosing plant-based foods in place of conventional meat products could have far-reaching impacts on...

Why we need to protect animals to protect the environment

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Animal Studies scholar Jeff Sebo says that we must support policies that protect animals if we want to deal with the environmental crisis. In this blog, Jeff Sebo shares three steps advocates can take to include animals in global health and environmental advocacy....