Regenerative grazing is overhyped as a climate solution. We should do it anyway.
Animal agriculture has a climate problem.
Animal agriculture has a climate problem.
In 2022, I gave a presentation about climate change solutions to the Canadian Parliament. During that meeting, I had the opportunity to hear a presentation from a beef producers group about how they intended to rely on a new synthetic methane inhibitor (not approved in Canada at the time) as the heart of efforts to curb their greenhouse gas emissions.
It surprises many people to learn that the food we eat, the farms that grow it, and the landscapes we’ve cleared all contribute to climate change. And contribute in a big way.
Unfortunately, policymakers, business leaders, investors, and philanthropists often overlook this critical aspect of climate change. Moving forward, we must carefully weigh the food system’s impact on climate and develop a robust portfolio of solutions to address it.
Ted Otte is a strategist and operator focused on accelerating the adoption of climate solutions in the private sector. As senior manager of Drawdown Labs, Ted brings hands-on industry knowledge to the task of scaling the Drawdown Labs Business Coalition. Before joining Project Drawdown, Ted led partnerships and program management for Twitter’s in-house creative services team.
Can’t we just let our kids be kids and enjoy the innocence of childhood? Do we really need to talk about climate change with them?
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