Pushback against a âmeatless dayâ proclaimed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis last month was predictably vigorous. It was part of the âwar on rural Colorado,â said a state senator who runs a cattle-feeding operation. Twenty-six of Coloradoâs 64 counties adopted âmeat-inâ proclamations. Governors from the adjoining states of Wyoming and Nebraska even gleefully designated an âeat-meatâ day.
Afterward, Polisâs press aides pointed to the hundreds of do-good proclamations the governor issues each year, and the governor quickly declared his beef brisket the rival of any in Colorado.
But this proclamation differed from those affirming truck drivers, bat awareness and breakfast burritos. It called for broad change. Using the language of a âMeatOutâ Day proclamation written by an animal rights group, his statement cited the benefits of a plant-based diet in reducing our carbon footprint, preserving ecosystems and preventing animal crue
Allen Best
Pushback against a “meatless day” proclaimed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis last month was predictably vigorous. It was part of the “war on rural Colorado,” said a state senator who runs a cattle-feeding operation. Twenty-six of Colorado’s 64 counties adopted “meat-in” proclamations. Governors from the adjoining states of Wyoming and Nebraska even gleefully designated an “eat-meat” day.
Afterward, Polis’s press aides pointed to the hundreds of do-good proclamations the governor issues each year, and the governor quickly declared his beef brisket the rival of any in Colorado.
But this proclamation differed from those affirming truck drivers, bat awareness and breakfast burritos. It called for broad change. Using the language of a “MeatOut” Day proclamation written by an animal rights group, his statement cited the benefits of a plant-based diet in reducing our carbon footprint, preserving ecosystems and preventing animal cruelty. It also noted the g
By ALLEN BEST
Pushback against a âmeatless dayâ proclaimed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis last month was predictably vigorous. It was part of the âwar on rural Colorado,â said a state senator who runs a cattle-feeding operation. Twenty-six of Coloradoâs 64 counties adopted âmeat-inâ proclamations. Governors from the adjoining states of Wyoming and Nebraska even gleefully designated an âeat-meatâ day.
Afterward, Polisâs press aides pointed to the hundreds of do-good proclamations the governor issues each year, and the governor quickly declared his beef brisket the rival of any in Colorado.
But this proclamation differed from those affirming truck drivers, bat awareness and breakfast burritos. It called for broad change. Using the language of a âMeatOutâ Day proclamation written by an animal rights group, his statement cited the benefits of a plant-based diet in reducing our carbon footprint, preserving ecosystems and prevent
Food, not steel, poses our biggest climate challenge
By Adair Turner
Climate policy discussions often focus on who will pay the cost of achieving a zero-carbon economy, with a particular focus on industrial sectors such as steel and cement.
However, the overall costs are strikingly low and our biggest challenge lies in the food system, not industrial products.
The latest report by the UK’s Climate Change Committee, for example, shows that cutting UK greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 would reduce British GDP by only 0.5 percent.
The Energy Transitions Commission’s “Making Mission Possible” report estimates a similar total cost of 0.5 percent of global GDP to reduce emissions from the world’s energy, building, industrial and transport systems to zero by mid-century.