Food for thought, but we won't fix climate while meat is on the menu

摘要

'An alliance for action on climate change' (features, November 25) and the linked editorial outline a welcome contribution on an urgent issue. However, something is missing. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's landmark 2006 report Livestock's Long Shadow spells out the ecologically disastrous consequences of livestock farming. Similar considerations apply to treatment of other intensively farmed animals.