{"id":24493,"date":"2019-08-08T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=24493"},"modified":"2019-11-06T03:27:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:27:21","slug":"ipcc-report-reveals-tough-land-use-choices-needed-to-stem-climate-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/press-release\/24493\/ipcc-report-reveals-tough-land-use-choices-needed-to-stem-climate-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"IPCC report reveals tough land-use choices needed to stem climate crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto<\/b> \u2013 Protecting and restoring forests and urgently revamping the global food system through dietary change are the key solutions to the escalating nature and climate crisis, an authoritative UN report has found.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report reveals that since the pre-industrial period the temperature over land has already increased 1.53\u00b0C compared with the global average of a 0.87\u00b0C increase, taking into account air above ocean and land. The temperature rise is impacting food security and driving desertification and land degradation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe IPCC report confirms that by reducing meat consumption, we can not only significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also fight food insecurity and protect our lands,\u201d said Yasmeen Peer, Nature and Food Campaigner at Greenpeace Canada. \u201cOur impact on land is mostly caused by industrial agriculture and meat production. Animal agriculture causes 14% of global emissions. Defending and restoring our forests and changing our food system by eating less meat will help turn the climate and biodiversity crisis into new hope for nature and people. <\/span>We need to make some choices because we cannot use up our land twice and we\u2019re already over-using it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The IPCC\u2019s special report on Climate Change and Land warned that more than a quarter of land is subject to \u201chuman-induced degradation\u201d but multiple solutions can boost both mitigation and adaptation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe challenge is great, but the solutions are many. Changing the way we produce food and what we eat will protect our climate and promote food security. By shifting to more plant-based, healthy and accessible ecological farming practices, we can free up vital land space being used for animal feed and grazing and fight the impact on the climate. <\/span>Canada\u2019s new food guide<\/span><\/a>\u2019s advice on eating habits and healthy food choices is definitely a step in the right direction. It is necessary to raise awareness among people about the importance of the local ecosystem, land, and the link between food, health and the climate issue,\u201d said Marie-Jos\u00e9e Beliveau, Nature and Food Campaigner at Greenpeace Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other findings in the IPCC report:<\/b><\/p>\n