Animal agriculture impacts absent from Canada’s COP26 commitments

Addressing the land use and climate change impacts from animal agriculture was glaringly absent from the COP26 agenda. Sure, there were token assurances about making food systems more sustainable and efficient, but it was the proverbial 'cow in the room.'

Curbing diets heavy in animal-sourced foods is necessary to protect both the environment and public health, writes Lynn Kavanagh.Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

Opinion

BY LYNN KAVANAGH

December 23, 2021

Extreme weather events like the floods currently devastating B.C. demonstrate that climate change is no longer a future foreboding; it is here and now. This is why, last month in Glasgow for COP26, all eyes were on world leaders to make strong commitments to tackle the climate crisis. Many agree tha...

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