At a debate organised by the Food Ethics Council the jury favoured a tax on ultra-processed foods over a tax on meat.
… a tax on meat to reduce its consumption. Methane emissions Ruminants produce the greenhouse gas methane, of which the levels in the atmosphere … revolution. Chickens do not produce methane and pigs produce only small amounts, …
… of US gas imports by 2023. 'Bridge' fuel Methane emitted by natural gas consumption is … quantity of natural gas from irresponsible methane emitters? Ever since Germany’s … cleaner fuel, every step of the process emits methane, a much more potent greenhouse gas …
Scientists say this microbial meat alternative is a protein-rich food that can taste and feel like red meat and be as nutritious.
… animal feed, while the livestock also produce methane emissions. As well as dropping meat in … emissions of other greenhouse gases including methane, and nitrous oxide from fertiliser or …
The declaration has been signed by scientists from the University of Sydney, Australia, Oregon State University and Tufts University in the US and the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
… reduce short-lived climate pollutants such as methane, soot and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); - … improve human health, cut emissions such as methane and free up land to restore habitats, …
Animal agriculture is the second biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, and responsible for up to 18 percent of emissions worldwide.
… gas associated with meat production is methane. Meat production is the single most … produces around 35–40 percent of the global methane emissions . Vast amounts of other …
From the Atkins to the Dukan, protein-based diets are big news in the celebrity world. But what effect is our love affair with meat, fish and cheese having on the environment?
… and rivers. Then there’s the subject of the methane, a greenhouse gas that has 25 times … found in the stomachs of animals. But while methane is naturally occurring, intensive … are responsible for 37 per cent of the total methane generated by human activity. This is …
How has our knowledge of climate breakdown changed over time, and what is it that's tempering our language and inhibiting decisive action?
… assumes immediate, substantial reductions in methane (natural gas) emissions. Methane lasts only about 12 years in the … more immediate. Ominously, recent data show methane emissions increasing rapidly since …
Globally, meat consumption has increased by 20 per cent in the last decade despite concerns about its environmental impact. So, asks Laurie Tuffrey, can going vegetarian really help the earth?
… the planet producing 37 percent of the total methane generated by human activity, a gas …
The NFU’s goal for farming to reach net zero emissions should be welcomed - but their plan to achieve this is worrying and ignores the elephant in the room.
… to farmed animals, either in the form of methane from the digestive processes of …
Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest driver for deforestation globally, overtaking palm oil plantations in Asia. With the UK sourcing 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are now calling for a consumer boycott. Chris Pala investigates
… to the 40 kg of CO2e per kg for just the methane, nitrous oxide and CO2, the true … be slaughtered sooner, which would cut the methane they emit through digestion,' he says. …
Christmas dinner means only one thing for millions of us: turkey. But the intensively reared and genetically manipulated birds that most will consume this holiday season leave a nasty taste in the mouth
… is placed on the animal (for example, the methane emissions from cows or the ammonia … of animals that don’t emit so much methane – designed to make a lousy system just …
Our excessive appetite for meat is taking a heavy toll on the planet, but as Simon Fairlie explains, the arguments used to depict omnivores as environmental super-villains are far too simplistic.
… in a default livestock scenario would be methane emissions, mainly from ruminants’ … fibres into human food, and methane emissions are arguably a worthwhile … of these cows in order to reduce livestock methane emissions would result in widespread …