The director of sustainable beef research with NCBA says the U.N.’s recent climate change report is not saying people should stop eating meat, as many in the media are reporting.
Sara Place points out that the report takes a global
view. She says there are areas of the world
that emit more greenhouse gasses per unit of production than the U.S. – but they
also need more meat production to feed their citizens…
“It’s more about what we would call the supply-side changes and
in helping people get more productive and increase their production in an
efficient manner is going to have a lot bigger impact than dietary change.”
Place says the UN report is not a criticism of U.S.
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