Henry Dimbleby, who led two government-commissioned reports into the UK’s food system, has been quoted in a Guardian article, England must reduce meat intake to avoid climate breakdown, says food tsar, as saying that eating less meat and dairy is the ‘only way to meet the country’s climate and biodiversity targets’.
In a letter to the editor, Mrs Batters reiterates British farming’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2040 and explains why choosing British-produced meat and dairy is part of the solution to the global climate challenge.
She also points out how the article fails to recognise the ways British food production differs from methods used in other parts of the world.
You can read her letter in full below.
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