17 November 2021

COP26 - Diana Rodgers of the Sacred Cow documentary has her say

Now that COP26 is over, countries all over the world are making dramatic claims to reduce their emissions. Unfortunately, the food discussions at COP26 were largely dominated by plant-based groups claiming that meat eating must be dramatically reduced or end all together. Even the menus shamed meat consumption.

 

 

But the problem is, without cattle on Scottish pastures, biodiversity and overall ecosystem function will decline. I’ve been to Scotland, and when I was there, I spoke to farmers who told me how harsh the climate is for growing vegetables – it’s simply cold and not sunny enough for robust vegetable production. A vegan diet is simply not sustainable for someone who lives in Scotland, since most of their land is best suited for grazing.

 

Meanwhile, I’m excited to see Indigenous communities speaking out against those pushing an anti-meat agenda. On the Global Food Justice Instagram feed, I reposted an insightful piece from @wellforculture about how this shallow agenda violates their food sovereignty, and how short sighted it is to blame all meat production as environmentally destructive. Here’s a short quote:

 

“Anyone who is an anti-meat advocate should understand how recent this history is, how audacious it is to push this agenda on Indigenous populations, and how short-sighted it is to claim that “not eating meat” is a cut-and-dry solution to environmental problems…”

 

Food for thought indeed!

關於亞太區皮革展 ​

我們為皮革、物料及時裝業界創造面對面洽談的機會,爲客戶締造實質商機。我們雲集世界各地的商家,讓他們尋找新的合作伙伴,發掘潛在客戶或供應商,並掌握業界最新發展。

 

我們主辦多個專注時尚及生活潮流的商貿展覽會, 為這不斷變化的行業,提供最全面的買家及參展商服務,方便他們了解急速轉變的行業環境,並預測來季趨勢。

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