Letters to editor for Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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Celebrate Earth Day by changing diet
We have reduced our carbon footprint by curtailing travel and lowering our thermostats. We recycle. But we can do so much more by cutting our consumption of animal meat and milk products.
A recent article in The Guardian argues that animal agriculture is a major driver of climate change, as well as air and water pollution, depletion of soil and water resources, and destruction of wildlife habitat.
Oxford University s prestigious Food Climate Research Network reported that solving the global warming catastrophe requires a massive shift to plant-based eating.
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Soy
Soy has earned itself a bad reputation with many consumers. Its links to deforestation means that, alongside palm oil, soy has become a product to avoid. Is this reputation justified?
In this article we will take a look at the story of soy: how production has changed over time; where it is produced; what it is used for; and whether it really has been a key driver of deforestation. Although the research suggests that by far the largest driver of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has been driven by the expansion of pasture land for beef production, soy is likely to have played at least some role in the loss of forest.
New green farming policy will actually increase global warming, experts warn
The proposals will increase carbon emissions as food will have to be flown in from countries such as Brazil
Beef and dairy cows in Northamptonshire
Credit: Bloomberg News
The Government’s new green farming policy will actually increase global warming as Britain is forced to import meat with a bigger carbon footprint, experts have warned.
Plans to phase out direct payments to cattle farmers “will lead to a 10 per cent or greater reduction of beef production” in the UK over the next five years, an analysis by the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) predicts.