Only Vegans can save the world

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I think this article is of some import when it says what will applied will be what is fit for purpose, rather than some sort of ideological intent.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/column-industrial-scale-farming-sustainable-path/

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There are, in short, no simple, perfect, universal answers. Agriculture can’t be formulaic or dogmatic because, as Justin says, “diverse ecosystems require diverse practices.” He sees, for instance, “crops and geographies and family circumstances where no-till is not the right solution,” including in very cool and poorly drained soils where under thick residues the soil can never dry or warm enough to germinate seeds. Instead, there are only the best (and provisional) imperfect ways, which can be arrived at only by facing the trade-offs head-on.

[alanjjohnstone]

The Danish Council on Ethics and the impact of meat-eating on the climate

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The main reason why climate change is an ethical problem is because it harms other people and nature. It therefore poses a serious threat to both the development of the global society and to nature.

http://www.etiskraad.dk/~/media/Etisk-Raad/en/Publications/Climate-damaging-foods-2016.pdf?la=daTax the meat. Climate-damaging foods are in reality too cheap since the costs of externalities such as restoration of climate damage are not reflected in the price. 

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“The imposition of taxes would signal that the moral responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should be shouldered by the consumers in solidarity….everyone has an obligation to contribute to the implementation of effective, collective measures to make overall food consumption less damaging to the climate.”

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