食品,畜産,エネルギー,気候変動,健康など
Anthony J McMichael1, John W Powles, Colin D Butler
1National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. tony.mcmichael@anu.edu.au
Lancet (London, England)
|September 18, 2007
まとめ
世界の肉消費量を削減することは,気候変動の緩和と健康の改善の鍵です. 赤肉を制限した1人当たり1日90gの提案された目標は,これらの課題に対処することができます.
科学分野:
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 栄養科学とは,栄養科学である.
- 公共衛生は公衆衛生である.
背景:
- 現代的な食品システムは,エネルギー,栄養,健康を結びつけ,複雑な政策課題を提示しています.
- 世界の食糧生産,特に家畜は,温室効果ガスの排出と気候変動に大きく貢献しています.
- 広範な栄養不足と栄養過剰 (肥満) は,深刻な健康被害をもたらします.
研究 の 目的:
- 現在の世界の肉消費の健康と環境への影響を分析する.
- 肉の消費と家畜の排出量を減らすための政策戦略を提案する.
- 国際的な"収縮と収束"アプローチの実現可能性を調査する.
主な方法:
- 現在の世界の肉消費データとその変動の見直し.
- 温室効果ガス排出量に対する家畜生産の貢献度に関する分析.
- 肉の摂取量が高いことと,気候変動が食糧安全保障に与える影響に関連する健康リスクの評価.
主要な成果:
- 世界の平均肉消費量は,一人当たり1日当たり100gで,地域格差は大きい.
- 畜産は,世界の温室効果ガス排出量の約20%を占めています.
- 高い肉の消費は,気候変動や特定の病気と関連しており,食糧の収穫を脅かしている.
結論:
- 世界的に動物性製品の消費と家畜による排出量を減らすことは極めて重要です.
- 国際的な"収縮と収束"戦略は,実行可能なアプローチです.
- 1人当たり1日90gの肉を目標とし,最大50gは歯類の赤肉である.
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