This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Incentivise change from animal agriculture to crop production to save the planet
Farming, a traditional industry, requires government support & incentives to transition sustainably from meat & dairy products & reduce its environmental impact on the planet. The IPCC report is clear that we must make this change now in order to avoid catastrophic climate chaos.
More details
https://bit.ly/2s1MGPS Guardian article on impact of meat & dairy production on planet/biodiversity & informative graphics explaining need for change
https://bit.ly/2xvx25d Guardian article on the need to transition to crop production
https://bit.ly/2K2VAoB Short film of a farmer who transitioned sustainably
https://ind.pn/2yw7ORt Independent article on IPCC report
https://bit.ly/2ILkf0o Soil Assoc article farming's impact on climate
http://ipcc.ch/report/sr15/ IPCC report
https://bit.ly/2TdYDOV
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