"reducing consumption" news and stories

That's right, cutting your meat consumption down to four portions per week, and cutting your milk/dairy intake down to 1 liter (about a quart), is a major step we all need to take to "avoid run-away climate change." At least that's according to a recent study released by the Food Climate Research Network, which operates at the University of Surrey in England.

The new study, reported in The Guardian this week, does touch on eating locally, avoiding waste, and cooking in larger batches as well as using a microwave. However, one of the main points is that the government should intervene and put everyone on meat and dairy rations. The argument is that awareness campaigns and trying to get people to voluntarily change their habits simply won't work: people won't make the tougher changes by themselves.

I know that people feel very strongly about the government telling them what they can or cannot do (or eat). Not only do I not want direct government interference, I don't think imposing rations would be very enforceable. However, I do think it would work if limits were put on how much meat could be produced. That would raise the price of meat and lower the demand for it dramatically.