Key Source for this Website
The case asserting that at least 51% of human-caused greenhouse gas is attributable to livestock was first published in October 2009 in "Livestock and Climate Change," authored by Robert Goodland and Jeff Anhang, environmental specialists employed by the World Bank Group.
* Sources and Resources for “Livestock & Climate Change” * Responses to readers, by the authors
Representative Sample of Articles and References
1. Nature publicly issued "Lifting livestock's long shadow" in Nature Climate Change, linking to the Chomping Climate Change website, in February 2013.
2. The Sierra Club published a submission that refers readers to the Chomping Climate Change website in February 2013.
3. The Earth Island Journal published "Hidden Cost of Hamburgers is Greater than Reported" by Robert Goodland in August 2012.
4. The New York Times published "FAO Yields to Meat Industry Pressure on Climate Change" by Robert Goodland in July 2012.
5. Bill Gates spoke in a video in June 2012 as if he subscribes to this site's analysis (n.b., according to personal communication, he does).
6. A Washington Post Opinion column cited "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) in June 2012.
7. The New York Times' "We Could Be Heroes" cited "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above)in May 2012.
8. A Forbes article cited this site's blog in April 2012.
9. Animal Feed Science and Technology published an article by Robert Goodland and Jeff Anhang in January 2012.
10. A 2011 UNESCAP report (p. 41) referenced "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above).
11. The World Bank's external website cited "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) in a May 2011 posting by IFC Chief Climate Change Specialist Alan Miller.
12. Four Canadian government climate scientists cited "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) in a July 2010 article on livestock and greenhouse gases.
13. A 2010 UNESCO report (p. 10) said "Livestock and Climate Change" explains "what may be a large-scale paradigm shift in... mitigating climate change."
14. The New York Times featured "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) its "International Herald Tribune Special Report" in November 2009.
15. Euractive, the European Union's leading information portal, featured the article "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) in October 2009.
Academia
"Livestock and Climate Change" is included in various universities' syllabi; e.g., Harvard University * Columbia U. * U. of Vermont * U. of California
Conferences (n.b., this is a representative sample; many others are available)
1. Though "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) critiques analysis by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO invited the authors of "Livestock and Climate Change" to deliver presentations in Rome and Berlin:
* “Forests, Fisheries, Agriculture: A Vision for Sustainability" (Rome) * "How the Food Industry Can Reverse Climate Change" (Berlin)
2. The authors of "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) were invited to present the keynote speech to the Chinese Academy of Sciences's Clean Technology Summit in Beijing, China, entitled "Environmental Risk and Opportunity for China and the World"
3. A video with a speech by Robert Goodland on a panel with California's Secretary of Agriculture was filmed on Earth Day 2010.
Non-Governmental Organizations
1. The Sierra Club, America's oldest and largest environmental organization, promotes the analysis in "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) in several ways, including a Huffington Post column by the Sierra Club's Lifestyle editor and an issue of the Sierra Club's magazine.
2. A Well Fed World has a full page devoted to "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above).
"Livestock and Climate Change" is included in various universities' syllabi; e.g., Harvard University * Columbia U. * U. of Vermont * U. of California
Conferences (n.b., this is a representative sample; many others are available)
1. Though "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) critiques analysis by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO invited the authors of "Livestock and Climate Change" to deliver presentations in Rome and Berlin:
* “Forests, Fisheries, Agriculture: A Vision for Sustainability" (Rome) * "How the Food Industry Can Reverse Climate Change" (Berlin)
2. The authors of "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) were invited to present the keynote speech to the Chinese Academy of Sciences's Clean Technology Summit in Beijing, China, entitled "Environmental Risk and Opportunity for China and the World"
3. A video with a speech by Robert Goodland on a panel with California's Secretary of Agriculture was filmed on Earth Day 2010.
Non-Governmental Organizations
1. The Sierra Club, America's oldest and largest environmental organization, promotes the analysis in "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above) in several ways, including a Huffington Post column by the Sierra Club's Lifestyle editor and an issue of the Sierra Club's magazine.
2. A Well Fed World has a full page devoted to "Livestock and Climate Change" (see above).
