Ruminating on sustainable food systems in a net-zero world

Bob Oort (), Anne Sophie Daloz, Robbie Andrew, Fay Madeleine Farstad, Monica Guillen-Royo, Erlend Andre T. Hermansen, Nina Bergan Holmelin, Steffen Kallbekken, Anton Orlov, Jana Sillmann, Katrine Skagen and Nora Svarstad Ytreberg
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Bob Oort: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Anne Sophie Daloz: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Robbie Andrew: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Fay Madeleine Farstad: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Monica Guillen-Royo: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Erlend Andre T. Hermansen: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Nina Bergan Holmelin: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Anton Orlov: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Jana Sillmann: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Katrine Skagen: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Nora Svarstad Ytreberg: CICERO Center for International Climate Research

Nature Sustainability, 2024, vol. 7, issue 10, 1225-1234

Abstract: Abstract For as long as sustainable food systems have been on the global agenda, the meaning of ‘sustainable’ has been hotly debated. Discussing the use and abuse of the term sustainability in the food-system context, we select a specific case to illustrate this discussion, examine various sustainability arguments and propose ways forward for reduced meat aligned with local values and global needs. A contextual, transparent and nuanced debate can avoid policies informed by vested interests and straw-man arguments, which can backfire and hurt many of the very interests that the sector and policies aim to protect.

Date: 2024
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