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Changes in demand for meat will influence how much is produced, thus changing the environmental impact of meat production. It has been estimated that global meat consumption may double from 2000 to 2050, mostly as a consequence of the increasing world population, but also partly because of increased per capita meat consumption (with much of the ...
‘Cultured meat is not inherently better for the environment than conventional beef’
Livestock's Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options is a United Nations report, released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on 29 November 2006, [1] that "aims to assess the full impact of the livestock sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and policy approaches to mitigation". [1]
The observed adverse impacts on livestock production include increased heat stress in all but the coldest nations. [6] [7] This causes both mass animal mortality during heatwaves, and the sublethal impacts, such as lower quantity of quality of products like milk, greater vulnerability to conditions like lameness or even impaired reproduction. [3]
Optimists envision a world where we can all enjoy meat without any of the ethical or climate drawbacks, but practical hurdles and the "ick factor" could stop that from ever becoming reality.
In The State’s letters to the editor, a reader writes how a new way of producing meat will positively affect the environment. Information literacy, voting and litter are also addressed. | Opinion
The environmental impact of meat production can be reduced on the farm by conversion of human-inedible residues of food crops. [148] [149] Manure from meat-producing livestock is used as fertilizer. Substitution of animal manures for synthetic fertilizers in crop production can be environmentally significant, as between 43 and 88 MJ of fossil ...
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