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Re:Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland i... by awjlogan on Sunday November 24, 2024 @02:14AM (#42226448)
A lot of “farmland” is unproductive and kept in usage only by heavy subsidies. Additionally, I think a more important/interesting part of the article is taxation of livestock - you reduce the land needed significantly when the amount of livestock is reduced. I’m not vegan/vegetarian but it is “obvious” we should reduce meat consumption for a wide range of reasons and focus on raising livestock in ways that are beneficial to the wider environment.
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Re:Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland i... by tonyedgecombe on Sunday November 24, 2024 @03:13AM (#42226676)
Yes, the least productive 10% of land represents a much smaller percentage of food production. This is often land in areas that are most environmentally sensitive.

In the UK we pay farmers to raise lamb on marginal land yet they still aren't competitive with lamb shipped from the other side of the world. I'm not sure why we should be subsidising that, especially when there is a lot of environmental damaged associated with it.

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Re:Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland i... by Epa095 on Sunday November 24, 2024 @03:41AM (#42226776)
Could food security in case of another global crisis be a good enough reason? I don't know anything about the British situation AT ALL, but I think many in Europe think slightly different about the market-based solution when it comes to both food, medicines, and other essentials after corona.

It turns out that when shit hits the fan, countries need to handle the basic needs of their population themselves.

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Re:Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland i... by rightbyte on Sunday November 24, 2024 @05:22AM (#42227116)
You'd need firewood too.
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Re:Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland i... by OscarCunningham on Monday November 25, 2024 @01:35AM (#42233791)
People don't need lamb in an emergency.
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Re:Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland i... by throwaway0123_5 on Monday November 25, 2024 @11:31AM (#42237581)
Exactly... I find all the arguments in the style of "but we need food" extremely disingenuous when it comes to meat production. Almost without exception, more food could be produced by converting land used for animal agriculture into land used to grow food directly for human consumption.
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Re:Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland i... by sabbaticaldev on Monday November 25, 2024 @02:45PM (#42239482)
governments need it to stay in power
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