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Because we used the word zealotry in the #DublinDeclaration, some people think we're overstating the issue. Here's @nyuniversity's "Toolkit for Local Policymakers" advocating taxes & bans on animal foods. Up to you to judge whether that's zealotry or not. s18798.pcdn.co/ceap/wp-conten… 
BANS - do not rely on consumer behaviour - force them into compliance and stigmatize the dissidents.
Very similar to the language in the EAT-Lancet report: don't leave it to the "individual or the whim of consumer choice". thelancet.com/journals/lance…
"Close to a thousand experts unite behind statement that rejects ‘zealotry’ of plant-based diets and promotes livestock farming": the #DublinDeclaration on the Societal Role of Livestock
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Full text also here: msn.com/en-ie/health/n…
More info in this overview thread: all of the evidence underpinning the "#DublinDeclaration of Scientists on the Societal Role of Livestock" can be accessed through Open Access, as well as the Declaration itself: twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
This Special Issue of Animal Frontiers was written by a stellar interdisciplinary consortium of experts, to summarize the evidence on the societal impact of #meat. We hope that it may serve as a reference for future discussions on this vital topic.
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As stated in our editorial (with co-guest editor @ederer_peer) "our request of the authors was not to reflect on the most granular levels of current scientific argumentation [but] to derive what can be robustly learned & has most societal significance"
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The publication is a formalized scientific follow-up of the International Summit on the Societal Role of Meat, hosted by @teagasc in 2022, featuring various authors of the Special Issue. The Dublin presentations can be viewed here: teagasc.ie/food/research-…
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"Livestock systems must progress on the basis of the highest scientific standards. They are too precious to society to become the victim of simplification, reductionism or zealotry"
#COP27 #FoodSystems #ActionOnFood #FoodSystemsPavilion #LetsTalkLivestock
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#COP27 #FoodSystems #ActionOnFood #FoodSystemsPavilion #LetsTalkLivestock
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"Today’s food systems face an unprecedented double challenge"
#COP27 #FoodSystems #ActionOnFood #FoodSystemsPavilion #LetsTalkLivestock
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#COP27 #FoodSystems #ActionOnFood #FoodSystemsPavilion #LetsTalkLivestock
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"The highest standards of [..] evidence underscore that the regular consumption of meat, dairy & eggs, as part of a well-balanced diet is advantageous for human beings"
#COP27 #FoodSystems #ActionOnFood #FoodSystemsPavilion #LetsTalkLivestock
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#COP27 #FoodSystems #ActionOnFood #FoodSystemsPavilion #LetsTalkLivestock
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