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An interesting take by the @WSJ on balancing a healthy diet and a healthy planet. It’s becoming clear that animal-sourced foods can be part of a human-health solution. But it misses that animal protein can also be part of a healthy planet. 1/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-keto-way-what-if-meat-is-our-healthiest-diet-11611935911?st=kk4zac6lh2viwuq&reflink=article_email_share
Animal-sourced foods can be a #climatechange solution. I invite @garytaubes to check out resources on the incredible strides the dairy and beef industry are making toward sustainability. The California dairy industry is on its way to climate neutrality: 2/ https://clear.ucdavis.edu/news/methane-cows-and-climate-change-california-dairys-path-climate-neutrality
Here's more on that topic by the @WWF: 3/ https://www.worldwildlife.org/blogs/sustainability-works/posts/tackling-scope-3-emissions-and-reaching-net-zero-in-dairy
And @virginia_tech researchers recently released a report stating how eliminating dairy cows in the U.S. would have a minimal impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but would lower the supply of essential nutrients: 4/ https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/12/cals-white-research.html#.X_dNNC-9tGp.twitter
In fact, methane from cattle doesn't have the same warming impact on the planet as CO2 from fossil fuels: 5/ https://clear.ucdavis.edu/explainers/why-methane-cattle-warms-climate-differently-co2-fossil-fuels
In the U.S. and Europe, meat production has increased while GHG emissions have dropped: 6/ https://twitter.com/GHGGuru/status/1355305252107427840?s=20
Thank you @garytaubes for your work and for highlighting this discussion in your article. Happy to talk more around this topic. Here's a link to the @UCDavisCLEAR website for more information about animal ag's relationship with the environment. https://clear.ucdavis.edu/ 7/7
