{"id":286521,"date":"2023-11-04T18:31:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286521"},"modified":"2023-11-04T18:31:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:31:37","slug":"scientists-declare-meat-should-have-cigarette-style-climate-warning-labels-proposed-label-warning-eating-meat-contributes-to-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286521","title":{"rendered":"Scientists declare meat should have cigarette-style climate warning labels: Proposed label: \u2018Warning: Eating meat contributes to climate change\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UK Independent:<\/a> Adding graphic, cigarette pack-style warnings to meat-based meals had a significant impact on people\u2019s decisions to choose them, according to new research. Scientists from Durham University in the UK<\/a> came up with the novel approach to cutting meat consumption <\/a>which, alongside dairy, accounts for about one-seventh of global emissions.<\/a> …<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scientists took a group of 1,000 meat-eating adults and split them into four groups. The participants were then shown pictures of hot meals tagged with a climate, health or pandemic warning, or no label.<\/strong>
The participants found the climate warning labels to be the \u201cmost credible\u201d. These labels showed fire-charred landscapes and read: \u201cWarning: Eating meat contributes to climate change.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs warning labels have already been shown to reduce smoking as well as drinking of sugary drinks and alcohol, using a warning label on meat-containing products could help us achieve this if introduced as national policy,\u201d said Jack Hughes, the study’s lead author.<\/strong>
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Flashback: Former UN Climate Chief: Meat eaters should be banished, treated \u2018the same way that smokers are treated\u201d \u2013 <\/a>\u201cHow about restaurants in 10-15 years start treating carnivores the same way that smokers are treated?\u201d Figueres suggested during a recent conference. \u201cIf they want to eat meat, they can do it outside the restaurant.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NYU Bioethicist Prof. Liao on Eating meat: Seeks to \u2018Make ourselves allergic to those proteins\u2026unpleasant reaction\u2026The way we can do that is to create some sort of meat patch\u2019<\/a> \u2013 \u2018Kind of like a nicotine patch where you put it on before you go to dinner go out to a restaurant and this will curb your enthusiasm for eating meat\u2019. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flashback: Watch: NYT Bioethicist Matthew Liao<\/a>: In order to tackle “climate change”, humans should be genetically modified to be intolerant to\u00a0meat.\u00a0“If we eat less meat, we could significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Now, some people would be willing to eat less meat, but they lack the willpower. Human engineering could help… We could artificially induce intolerance to meat, and in this way, we can create an aversion to eating eco unfriendly food.” Source:\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/AcaKMu7I6vU<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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