DOOM: England

[AtW]

"England must reduce meat intake to avoid climate breakdown, says food tsar

The only way to have sustainable land use in this country, and avoid ecological breakdown, is to vastly reduce consumption of meat and dairy, according to the UK government’s food tsar.

Henry Dimbleby told the Guardian that although asking the public to eat less meat – supported by a mix of incentives and penalties – would be politically toxic, it was the only way to meet the country’s climate and biodiversity targets.

“It’s an incredibly inefficient use of land to grow crops, feed them to a ruminant or pig or chicken which then over its lifecycle converts them into a very small amount of protein for us to eat,” he said.

Currently, 85% of agricultural land in England is used for pasture for grazing animals such as cows or to grow food which is then fed to livestock. Dimbleby, the Leon restaurant chain co-founder and a respected voice in Conservative circles, believes a 30% meat reduction over 10 years is required for land to be used sustainably in England. Others go much further: Greenpeace, for example, say we must reduce our meat intake by 70%."

https://www.theguardian.com/environm...henry-dimbleby

How about ... ****ing NO?

[jamesbrown]

Or we could eat all the food tsars.

[tazdevil]

climate and biodiversity targets are the problem and will cause more issues than they solve Along with the green agenda we're simply being screwed for no good reason

[d000hg]

climate and biodiversity targets are the problem and will cause more issues than they solve Along with the green agenda we're simply being screwed for no good reason

Absolutely. There's no reason at all our land can't supply enough cows for 70 million people to eat steak for dinner every day

[tazdevil]

Absolutely. There's no reason at all our land can't supply enough cows for 70 million people to eat steak for dinner every day

Yes got to keep the tomahawks coming

[DoctorStrangelove]

Plenty of squirrels about.

Yum.

https://www.food.com/recipe/squirrel-fricassee-125434

Yeeeefeckinghaw!

[vetran]

indeed

https://practicalselfreliance.com/squirrel-recipes/

Squirrel Lard cookies - nom nom

[DoctorStrangelove]

https://www.greysquirrelcontrol.co.u...of-control.php

In terms of controlling something it seems less than effective.

[Mordac]

Close all the Kebab Shops? Sheesh...

[SueEllen]

"England must reduce meat intake to avoid climate breakdown, says food tsar

The only way to have sustainable land use in this country, and avoid ecological breakdown, is to vastly reduce consumption of meat and dairy, according to the UK government’s food tsar.

Henry Dimbleby told the Guardian that although asking the public to eat less meat – supported by a mix of incentives and penalties – would be politically toxic, it was the only way to meet the country’s climate and biodiversity targets.

He doesn't need to ask anyone.

Inflation will do the job for him - https://www.theguardian.com/business...ecession-looms

UK inflation has risen above 10% for the first time in 40 years, driven by soaring prices for food and fuel as households come under mounting pressure from the cost of living crisis.

The Office for National Statistics said the consumer prices index rose by 10.1% in the year to July, up from a reading of 9.4% in June and entering double figures at an earlier stage than anticipated. The figure was last higher in February 1982

It is only the fourth time in 70 years that inflation has breached the 10% threshold, the other periods being 1951-52, 1973-77 and 1979-82.

The reading exceeded the 9.8% forecast from City economists, as the cost of food and drink rose at the highest rates since 2008 amid a broad-based inflationary burst across the economy.

The biggest increases came for bread and cereals, dairy, meat and vegetables, with the rising cost of food leading to record increases for restaurant and hotel prices and pushing up the cost of takeaways. Price rises for other staple items such as pet food, toilet rolls, toothbrushes and deodorants also sent inflation soaring.