農地利用方法も考えるべきー環境問題

BBC Call to end the 'abuse' of land surface 5 Aug 2019 By Roger Harrabin

「Scientists are poised to deliver a stark condemnation of the damage we are wreaking on the land surface of the planet.

We have degraded soils, expanded deserts, felled forests, driven out wildlife, and drained peatlands.

In the process, we have turned the land from an asset that combats climate change into a major source of carbon.

The scientists will say we must stop abusing the land if we hope to avoid catastrophic climate heating.」

　まあ、その、温暖化・二酸化炭素対応問題に一元化するのはあまり賛成しませんが、未来の便利さのため、なんかのタネになるかもしれない生物種をあまりに無駄に消費するのはよくないねというふうにも言っておこう。

「And it will offer another warning that our hunger for red meat is putting huge stress on the land to produce animal feed, as well as contributing to half of the world’s emissions of methane - another greenhouse gas.」

「Part of the problem is that consumption of meat and vegetable oils has doubled since the 1960s.」

　ということで、ethical Veganとしては植物油使用にも反対せねばならぬ。もー無理だろ、とは思うが。