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Globally, food systems are responsible for about 30% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, while animal products account for about 14.5–20% of global emissions. While an important nutrition source, animal agriculture is associated with public health risks such as zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance as well as animal welfare concerns.
This 26 February webinar will explore solutions to the current food system based on a UNEP report co-produced by SEI.
Cultivated meat sausages grown from animal cells in Oxford, UK.
Join SEI Scientist Cleo Verkuijl and a panel of experts at this online side event of the UN Environment Assembly, “What’s cooking? Developing solutions to transform the current food system”.
Cleo co-authored a UNEP report that suggests solving the problems posed by animal agriculture with a shift to consuming novel plant-based foods, cultivated meat and fermentation-derived products. The report indicates increased multilateral action is urgently needed to bring about the transformative food system changes needed to feed the planet and save the environment.
The event, which takes place 13:30–14:45 EAT on 26 February, is co-hosted by UNEP, Good Food Institute, International Livestock Research Institute and SEI.
Moderator: Ana Maria Loboguerrero, Director of Climate Action, Alliance of Bioversity International – CIAT / CGIAR
Presenter: Cleo Verkuijl, Lead Author of the What’s Cooking? report, Scientist, SEI and Harvard Law School
Panellists:
What: “What’s cooking? Developing solutions to transform the current food system”, a UN Environment Assembly online side event
When: 26 February, 13:30–14:45 EAT
Project / The world’s appetite for animal products continues to grow, with profound implications for the environment, human health and animal welfare.
Project / Animal welfare matters for sustainable development; and sustainable development matters for animals.
Feature / SEI scientists weigh in on the new UNEP report exploring potential effects of some novel alternatives to conventional animal products, which launched at COP28.
Journal article / Experts call for a just transition away from meat production and consumption with a five-step approach for governments to follow.
SEI report / This groundbreaking report charts routes toward a just transition away from large-scale meat production and consumption in high-consuming countries.
