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It is great to see this article ( theconversation.com/the-meat-and-d…) from Caspar Donnison 🇬🇧 🇺🇦. The investigation ( iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…) was fascinating. Thanks are due to the ERL reviewers who sharpened our perspective and recognised our efforts to secure the truth.

A great report from EU Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change setting out the challenge of reaching ‘climate neutrality’. The battalions of tractors on Germany streets in this last week, all burning subsidised diesel, remind us how their Recommendation 9 will be resisted. climate-advisory-board.europa.eu/reports-and-pu…

Methane emissions from agriculture are finally getting more attention, says Nusa Urbancic at Changing Markets Foundation. "But parts of the industry are working behind the scenes trying to derail climate action in the sector." agfundernews.com/guest-article-…

My letter in next week’s FW.

Farmers #Bauernproteste Deutscher Bauernverband e.V. are blocking motorway bridges today, now part of the Putin-sponsored effort to destabilise the German government, while refusing to join the million who protested against the extreme right without disrupting anyone.politico.eu/article/france…

Am 10.02. ist int. Tag der Hülsenfrüchte 🎉 - eine gute Gelegenheit, um sich beim Citizen-Science-Projekt von @pulses_increase anzumelden. Bauen Sie alte Bohnensorten an und unterstützen sie damit auch die Forschung am Leibniz IPK! 🌱Alles Infos: pulsesincrease.eu/de/experiment

Nach der EU-Kommission hat sich heute auch das Europaparlament für eine Neuregelung der Nutzung Neuer Genomischer Techniken ausgesprochen. „Wir begrüßen die Entscheidung außerordentlich", so Nicolaus von Wirén vom Leibniz IPK. ➡️Alle Infos + Stellungnahme: tinyurl.com/2u2vde35

"If you want to make enemies, change things."

Thugs on Tractors

This European Parliament report reveals that we are dependent on imports of key commodities to enable consumption of animal-sources foods in excess of what is good for us. Dependency on imported inputs is particularly significant for animal products. europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes…

I am pleased to support Diversicrop especially given the leading role of my alma mater University College Dublin. It complements Legume Generation and @Legumehub well. As the grant awarding coordinator, I hope to create opportunities for young scientists and contribute to the European project.

Like it or not: Germany’s energy system is fully operational, with more than 50% renewables. And we are shutting down – not building – coal & nuclear plants. Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest. PS: We also don’t eat cats and dogs. #Debate2024

I am pleased to be able to provide this link to the report of the House of Lord Environment and Climate Change Committee’s enquiry into methane: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ldse… My input with Caspar Donnison 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 is reported in the chapter on metrics.

The idea that using GWP* magics away the methane challenge borders on climate change denial. It is like trying to improve road safety by measuring relative acceleration/deceleration rather than speed. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc… Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine EPA Ireland Teagasc