Unsustainable Eating
The following letter was sent to The Independent letters section in response to Skippy For Supper, published 24 January 2008. The bits in bold are the bits the editor cared to publish on 28 January.
Re: Skippy For Supper; 24/01/08
Sir,
Many people, when they think of cutting greenhouse gases, think primary of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Slowly the information is seeping through that that methane is more damaging than carbon dioxide and that its greatest source is our society’s reliance upon lamb and beef. The serious greenie should therefore think about reducing their consumption of these animals in favour of other alternatives, as well as using the car less.
To that end, “Skippy for Supper” is welcome as it highlights a meat which can help to reduce greenhouse gases. However, it failed to address one important question: is shipping frozen skippy half way around the World better for the environment than eating a flatulent cow from next door? Personally I don’t know but I’m disappointed that the article didn’t mention it.
I also have to wonder whether any thought has been given to the expected rise in skippy-meat once peak oil starts to bite. It’s all very well to highlight it (and ostrich, springbok and bison) as meats more atmosphere-friendly than beef and lamb, but it doesn’t do the environmental movement any favours if importing these from across the globe is basically unsustainable.
Given these flaws, I think the article would have been better as a green-angled foodie article rather than a foodie-angled green one.
Yours etc
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