Futures Forum: Climate change: the role of livestock and agriculture.......... or: "Can steak save the planet?"
Futures Forum: Climate change: 'a balanced diet produces six per cent more greenhouse gas emissions than a typical meat-rich diet'
This issue will be touched on at the Climate Variety Show as part of climate week:
Futures Forum: Climate Week in Sidmouth: The Climate Variety Show >>> Friday 11th March
The Sustainable Food Trust has recently looked at this:
Sustainability is complex: There is no single diet solution - Sustainable Food Trust - Sustainable Food Trust
With comment from the Farm Carbon Cutting Toolkit:
Sustainability is complex
22.01.16
This great article has been written by Peter Mundy, following a conference that was held last week in Bristol entitled Steps to Sustainable Livestock. This conference held in Bristol, brought scientists and researchers together to discuss the complexities and controversies that surround livestock, their impact on the climate and food security.
22.01.16 Sustainability is complex
And the Arthur Rank Centre:
Briefing 2344
Sustainability is complex but grazing livestock have a key role
Summary
Modest quantities of high-quality pastured meat and dairy products (as part of a balanced diet) offer significant health benefits, providing a vital source of lean protein, healthy fats – such as omega-3s and CLAs – plus a smorgasbord of micronutrients essential for health, such as iron, magnesium and selenium.
Also grazing livestock systems result in many environmental positives – from improved biodiversity (above and below the ground) to the role of well-managed pasture and grassland as carbon sinks.
Researchers are investigating the potential of livestock diets which reduce the amount of methane emitted, including new plant varieties and dietary supplements, while new breeding strategies utilising genomics reduce methane emissions.
2344_Sustainable_meat.pdf
And from the Bristol conference:
First Announcement: Steps to Sustainable Livestock 2016 | Global Farm Platform
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This great article has been written by Peter Mundy, following a conference that was held last week in Bristol entitled Steps to Sustainable Livestock. This conference held in Bristol, brought scientists and researchers together to discuss the complexities and controversies that surround livestock, their impact on the climate and food security.
22.01.16 Sustainability is complex
And the Arthur Rank Centre:
Briefing 2344
Sustainability is complex but grazing livestock have a key role
Summary
Modest quantities of high-quality pastured meat and dairy products (as part of a balanced diet) offer significant health benefits, providing a vital source of lean protein, healthy fats – such as omega-3s and CLAs – plus a smorgasbord of micronutrients essential for health, such as iron, magnesium and selenium.
Also grazing livestock systems result in many environmental positives – from improved biodiversity (above and below the ground) to the role of well-managed pasture and grassland as carbon sinks.
Researchers are investigating the potential of livestock diets which reduce the amount of methane emitted, including new plant varieties and dietary supplements, while new breeding strategies utilising genomics reduce methane emissions.
2344_Sustainable_meat.pdf
And from the Bristol conference:
First Announcement: Steps to Sustainable Livestock 2016 | Global Farm Platform
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