Chatham House is an independent policy institute based in London, with a mission to help build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world with a focus on global food consumption patterns and climate impact.
Chatham House carries out independent and rigorous analysis of critical global, regional and country-specific issues, and their reports and research are a vital resource for leaders, government, the private sector and civil society. In 2014 and 2015, two critical papers on global food consumption patterns and climate impact were published. The reports’ key findings included that greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector account for 14.5% of the global total, more than direct emissions from the transport sector; and that reducing global meat consumption is critical to keeping global warming below the ‘danger level’ of two degrees Celsius. To learn more: chathamhouse.org
Chatham House Reports
In the Media
- The Independent: Climate change: Meat industry 'creates same amount of greenhouse gases as all the vehicles in the world'
- Reuters: Cut meat consumption to close emissions gap - research
- Guardian: Meat tax far less unpalatable than government thinks, research finds
- Financial Times: Cloned cows create a new beef over climate change
- Vice News: Drastic Reductions in Meat Consumption Worldwide Could Help Fight Climate Change
- BBC: Can eating less meat help reduce climate change
- China Dialogue: Why the traditional Chinese diet offers lessons to a warming world
- CBS News: Should your turkey be taxed for climate change?
