Can we sustain livestock agriculture while achieving a stable climate by 2100?
In short: Myles Allen, Director of the Oxford Net Zero initiative, examines the role of the global food system in climate change. This lecture addresses how current carbon footprinting conventions often misrepresent methane's impact and explores pathways for a sustainable livestock industry that aligns with climate stability.
The global food system is a significant factor in climate discussions, with the potential to contribute up to a degree of additional warming by the year 2100. A primary challenge in developing effective policy is the way methane is currently accounted for; standard carbon footprinting conventions can distort its true impact in either direction.
Recorded on April 29, 2025, at Barnard's Inn Hall in London, this lecture by Myles Allen—a Fellow of the Royal Society and CBE recipient for his work in climate attribution—seeks to reconcile livestock production with global net zero goals.
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