Cigarette-style climate warnings on food could cut meat consumption, study suggests
People are used to seeing stark warnings on tobacco products alerting them about the potentially deadly risks to health. Now a study suggests similar labelling on food could help them make wiser choices about not just their health, but the health of the planet.
The research, by academics at Durham University, found that warning labels including a graphic image – similar to those warning of impotence, heart disease or lung cancer on cigarette packets – could reduce selections of meals containing meat by 7-10%.
It is a change that could have a material impact on the future of the planet. According to a recent YouGov poll, 72% of the UK population classify themselves as meat-eaters. But the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which advises the government on its net zero goals, has said the UK needs to slash its meat consumption by 20% by 2030, and 50% by 2050, in order to meet them.
Indeed.
Which is why I explicitly mentioned my reference source and even pointed out things have changed in the meanwhile, and why in general I have tried to refrain from making absolutist "I know it all" statements.
I'm well aware of not being a domain specialist.
but you couldn't help but be condescending.
Ponder on how your post with just "false dichotomy" and nothing else is going to be read by other people who are so far engaging your points in good faith and have been quite open about were what they're saying comes from and how they might be wrong.
Then ponder on what they will think about you from that point onwards and hence how they will engage you (if they care to engage you at all) after that specific response of yours in that specific style.
Consider the possibility that the way other treat you reflects how you treat others.
... i'm good with it.
being confident (and right) is not being condescending.