This report from the Food Ethics Council, commissioned by WWF, sets out a framework to help producers, policy-makers and environmental groups to discuss and address the contribution of livestock products to climate change.
The framework sets out a range of interventions that could affect meat and dairy consumption. These fall into the categories: Changing preferences (information and education; regulating advertising; promoting other foods); Changing knowledge (highlight business opportunities; labelling); Changing availability (production standards; voluntary agreements or bans; public procurement); Changing price (taxes; subsidies; pricing natural resources).
It talks through the implications of these measures so highlighting the fact that livestock production affects not only climate change, but also other environmental issues, animal welfare and the lives of producers and consumers. The report argues that scrutinising those effects systematically can help move stakeholders out of deadlock and into negotiation over the steps policy-makers can take to move forward. The report ends with recommendations for promoting further dialogue, pursuing research priorities, comparing different policy interventions and pushing ahead with 'no regret' policies.
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