We need to look at our country through Australian eyes. There is a limit to how much you can force a geography to bend to your will.
Meat is swaddled in binary debates. Vegan or not. Increased trade versus increased food sovereignty. Economic growth versus the environment. But despite the manipulation and corporate greenwashing, we know what we’re eating – and how we’re farming – is fuelling the climate crisis.
According to economist Jeffrey Sachs, agriculture is “the single most important sector from the point of view of human-induced climate change”. As the energy sector rapidly decarbonises, agriculture will become the largest source of global emissions. How we use the land and what we take from it provide significant opportunities to mitigate emissions and improve drawdown.
When you look in our own backyard, only about four percent of farms in Australia grow vegetables. And yet, agriculture commands approximately 60% of Australia’s land – most of which is for the production of livestock. With
