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Climate Change: 'The pressing problem of meat must not be excluded from future debates'Open Letter to the President of the European Parliament31 January 2008 Open Letter to Mr. Hans-Gert Pöttering President of the European Parliament Brussels - Strasbourg Dear Mr. President, On 23 January 2008 Mr. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, presented a comprehensive package of strategies in the fight against climate change. In the light of increasing scientific evidence of global warming and its disastrous consequences, this courageous initiative will certainly serve as an example to the global community. Unfortunately one aspect of the problem has not been addressed by the European Commission: Meat. This omission is surprising since, according to the United Nations agency FAO, the livestock sector emerges ‘as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global’. Moreover, in the recommendations ‘Hot tips for a cool planet’ published by the European Commission, the issue of meat consumption is completely ignored. And yet, cutting down on meat is a simple and effective way to reduce a household’s carbon footprint. The meat industry not only absorbs a very large share of world crops and puts great financial burden on citizens having to pay for enormous subsidies, it has so far also been exempted from the Polluter Pays Principle. In the fight against climate change such luxury is not affordable any longer. There is no doubt that Europeans are willing to participate in the suggested EC scheme ‘20/20 by 2020: Europe's Climate Change Opportunity’ by paying the demanded €3 a week. However, it is very regrettable indeed that the individual will be obliged to finance a safer environment whilst the meat industry, one of the greatest culprits for the degradation, is allowed to enjoy ‘business as usual’ and continued payments of lavish subsidies! Considering that, according to the FAO, livestock’s ‘impact is so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency’, we appeal to the European Parliament to look at all relevant aspects of the growing threat for our environment. The pressing problem of meat must not be excluded from future debates. Reference links: -Commission tables ambitious proposals to fight climate change -Livestock’s long shadow -Hot tips for a cool planet ========================================================== This Open Letter is endorsed by: >Acção Animal www.accaoanimal.com geral@accaoanimal.com Portugal >AgireOra Network www.agireora.org e-mail: info@agireora.org Italy >Aktionsgemeinschaft Schweizer Tierversuchsgegner AGSTG www.agstg.ch e-mail: office@agstg.ch Switzerland Luka Oman, President >Animal Friends Croatia www.animal-friends-croatia.org e-mail: prijatelji-zivotinja@inet.hr Croatia Kati Pulli, Director >Animalia, federation for the protection of animals www.animalia.fi e-mail: kati.pulli@animalia.fi Finland >AnimaNaturalis Internacional www.animanaturalis.org e-mail: contacto@animanaturalis.org International >animal_net www.an-group.org e-mail: animal_net@swing.be International Dipl.Ing.MBA Ingo Marco Pannicke >Animal Protection Group - Arbeitsgruppe für Tierrechte e.V. www.schaechten-apg.org www.animalprotectiongroup.de e-mail: APG-Animalrights@t-online.de Germany Muhammad Usman >Animal Safety Organization Pakistan e-mail: misalusman@hotmail.com Pakistan Dr. Rumi Becker >Ärzte für Tiere e.V Europäisches Netzwerk www.aerztefuertiere.de e-mail: protest@aerztefuertiere.de Germany >A SEED Europe (Action for Solidarity, Equality, Environment, and Diversity Europe) www.aseed.net The Netherlands >Asociación Animalista LIBERA! www.liberaong.org Spain >AVP - Associação Vegetariana Portuguesa www.avp.org.pt e-mail: info@avp.org.pt Portugal >Association Help the Strays www.helpthestrays.com e-mail: info@helpthestrays.com Switzerland >Association U.P.L.A. "Unis Pour Les Animaux" www.upla.info e-mail: info@upla.info Switzerland >Association Végétarienne de France www.vegetarisme.fr e-mail: contact@vegetarisme.fr France >Association Végétarienne & Végétalienne d'InformationS http://avis.free.fr e-mail: avis31000@yahoo.fr France >Jacques Bain St Rémy lès Chevreuse e-mail: jb2718@yahoo.fr France >Sue Barber Newspaper correspondent Vieuzos, Hautes-Pyrénées France >R.K. Bishnoi, Owner of 'Welcome to Bishnoism' www.bishnoism.com e-mail : bishnoirk@gmail.com India >BITE BACK Animal Rights Organisation www.biteback.be e-mail: info@biteback.be Belgium - Holland >Helgard Böhme Tierschutzpartei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz Mannheim Germany >Lydia Brunner 90482 Nuernberg e-mail: l.k.brunner@web.de Germany >Agnes Buist e-mail: arbuist@care4free.net England >Chantal Buslot 3510 Hasselt e-mail: chantal.buslot@yucom.be Belgium Michael Alvarez-Toye, Spokesperson/Head >Calgary Animal Rights Coalition Calgary, Alberta email: malvareztoye@yahoo.com Canada >Adriana Capparelli 1000 Brussel e-mail: adriana.capparelli@yahoo.fr Belgium >Centro Vegetariano www.centrovegetariano.org Portugal >Christian Vegetarian Association www.christianveg.org An international ministry Uta Seier-Maltz >CIFAM France (Coordination et Information en Faveur des Animaux Martyrs) F-06650 Opio e-mail: cifam@wanadoo.fr France >Gerry Coffey http://www.all-creatures.org/cb/ e-mail: GMCoffey@aol.com USA >Colectivo ACMA www.cacma.org e-mail: colectivoacma@gmail.com Andalucía Spain Britt Søndergaard, President >Dansk Vegetarforening (DVF) www.vegetarforening.dk e-mail: kontakt@vegetarforening.dk Denmark Erica Kalika Blöchlinger, Stiftungsgründerin und Geschäftsführerin >DAS TIER + WIR - Stiftung für Ethik im Unterricht CH-3006 Bern e-mail: ethik@tierundwir.ch www.tierundwir.ch Switzerland >Rina Deych, RN and Wildlife Rehabilitator Brooklyn, NY 11219 http://www.rrrina.com/ USA >John K.Diamond Senior Electrical Enginner, NASA-Langley Research Center, Hampton Virginia Secretary/Treasurer, Jewish Vegetarians of North Amerca (JVNA) email: jdiamond4@cox.net USA >Dragomir Daniela http://www.protectiaanimalelor.ro/veg_en.html e-mail: danadrag@gmail.com Romania >Nermina Draganovič 3000 Celje Slovenia >Volker Dunz 1. stellv. Vorsitzender des LV Baden-Württemberg der Partei Mensch Umwelt - Die Tierschutzpartei e-mail: volker-dunz@tierschutzpartei.de www.tierschutzpartei.de Dan Brook, Ph.D. >Eco-Eating at www.brook.com/veg The Vegetarian Mitzvah at www.brook.com/jveg USA Varda Mehrotra >Edinburgh the Fur-Free City www.edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk e-mail: varda.mehrotra@gmail.com UK >Escallier, Catherine e-mail: catherinescallier@yahoo.fr Morocco >European Vegetarian and Animal News Agency (EVANA) www.evana.org e-mail: info@evana.org Europe Renato Pichler, President >European Vegetarian Union www.euroveg.eu e-mail: president@euroveg.eu Europe Marie-Jeanne Fredriksen, President >ASBL Fabienne 1570 Galmaarden Belgium >Fight Against Animal Cruelty in Europe (FAACE) 29 Shakespeare Street Southport PR8 5AB www.faace.co.uk e-mail action@faace.co.uk United Kingdom >Fundación FAADA e-mail: Jenny@faada.org www.faada.org Spain Ann De Greef, Director >GAIA www.gaia.be email: info@gaia.be Belgium >GlobeTransformer Help us to save the earth! http://www.GlobeTransformer.org e-mail: contact@GlobeTransformer.org International >Tomislav Golik e-mail: tomislav.golik@inet.hr Croatia >Diana Hartig 71720 Oberstenfeld http://www.wolfspirit.org e-mail: wolfspirit_germanbranch@arcor.de Germany >Helga Hartig 74232 Abstatt e-mail: 6646az@arcor.de Germany >Marcus Hartig & Angela Stricker 76835 Gleisweiler e-mail: marcushartig@aol.com Germany Ziva Eliezer, Chairperson >SPCA Hasharon e-mail: ziva0810@Netvision.net.il Israel >Ruth E. Heidrich, Ph.D., Ironman Triathlete Author of "A Race For Life," "CHEF" & "Senior Fitness" www.RuthHeidrich.com Honolulu, Hawaii USA >InfoNature.Org - The spirit of change www.infonature.org e-mail: info@infonature.org Portugal >Initiative Anti-Corrida Fürstenrieder Straße 143 D-80686 München www.anti-corrida.de e-mail: info@anti-corrida.de Germany Jasvant Mehta, Director >Jain Society of Alberta Federation of Jain Association in North America (JAINA) e-mail: jvmehta2000@yahoo.com Canada >Michel Januarius 1332 Genval e-mail: 270445@gmail.com Belgium Richard H. Schwartz, President >Jewish Vegetarians of North America (JVNA) www.JewishVeg.com e-mail: President@JewishVeg.com USA >Heike-Ingeborg Karwatzki Essen e-mail: Ingeborg.dc@gmx.de Germany >Stephen R. Kaufman, M.D. Cleveland, Ohio USA >Dr. Markus Keller Institute of Nutrition, University of Giessen Wilhelmstrasse 20 35392 Giessen Germany >Pascale Kempinaire and Claude Adriaen e-mail: adriaen.claude@skynet.be Belgium Brenda Shoss, President >Kinship Circle http://www.KinshipCircle.org e-mail: info@kinshipcircle.org USA >Rita and Hans-Henning Kleb D-67063 Ludwigshafen Germany >Anton Komat Biologist, ecologist, independent researcher, author 1230 Domžale e-mail: center.harmonija@guest.arnes.si Slovenia >Fritz, Eveline and Martina Krainer 2130 Mistelbach e-mail: eveline.krainer@aon.at Austria >Deolinda Vitorina Leite de Sousa e-mail: deolinda.sousa@sapo.pt Portugal >Prof. Dr. Claus Leitzmann Institute of Nutrition, University of Giessen Wilhelmstrasse 20 D-35392 GIESSEN Germany >Les chrétiens et les animaux www.webzinemaker.com/saintfrancois e-mail: chretiensetlesanimaux@belgacom.net International Willy Leblanc >Le Relais des Internautes Végétariens http://relaisvegetarien.be e-mail: e-mail@willyleblanc.be Belgium >Simone Leidig 77656 Offenburg e-mail: in3sira@yahoo.de Germany >Ingolf Leidig 77656 Offenburg e-mail: ingolfleidig@arcor.de Germany >Danielle Liberton 1200 Bruxelles e-mail: ouette@scarlet.be Belgium >Galina Liberton 1200 Brussels e-mail: hellokitty.blue@gmail.com Belgium >Liga Portuguesa dos Direitos do Animal http://www.lpda.pt e-mail: info@lpda.pt Portugal Susanna Wachtl, President >Ligue vaudoise pour la defense des animaux e-mail: info@defense-animaux.ch Lausanne Switzerland >Dr. Franca Marchese Milan e-mail: francameotti@gmail.com Italy >Célia Maria Martins e-mail: celiamartins@yahoo.com.br Brasil Roberta Kalechofsky, Ph.D. >Micah Publications/Jews for Animal Rights www.micahbooks.com USA >Christian Mulquin 1200 Bruxelles e-mail: cmulquin@gmail.com Belgique Bernard Claviere, President >Nature & Partage - Health Education www.colon-net.com e-mail: DocteurNature@yahoo.fr France >Norwegian Animal Protection Alliance Dyrevernalliansen www.dyrevern.no/english 0182 Oslo Norway >Nutrition Ecology International Center (NEIC) http://www.nutritionecology.org/ e-mail: info@nutritionecology.org International >Dr. Charles Patterson Author of ETERNAL TREBLINKA http://www.EternalTreblinka.com 545 West End Avenue--12D New York, NY 10024-2725 USA >Nina and Zoran Pelikan ETNOtrend d.o.o. www.macrocruise.com e-mail: info@macrocruise.com Croatia >Pelos Animais - Associação de Sensibilização Para os Direitos dos Animais http://www.pelosanimais.org.pt Portugal >Tamara Pirschalawa 60439 Frankfurt www.tamarapirschalawa.de e-mail: tapi@freenet.de Germany Dipl.-Pol. Edgar Guhde, 1. Vorsitzender >Politischer Arbeitskreis für Tierrechte in Europa - PAKT e.V., Merowingerstr. 88, 40225 Düsseldorf info: paktev@t-online.de www.paktev.de Germany >Rolf und Martina Prokein 71720 Oberstenfeld Germany >Prout Caroline 77420 Champs-sur-marne e-mail: patrick.prout@neuf.fr France >Pam Radford-Lamb e-mail: pamradford@waitrose.com UK Jacques Greutert, Dipl. Ing ETH > regeneration - Zeitschrift e-mail: regeneration@gmx.net Switzerland >Elisabeth Richter A 2345 Brunn e-mail: e.richter@kabsi.at Austria >Romanian Vegetarian Society www.svr.ro e-mail: info@svr.ro Romania >Chief Rabbi David Rosen, KCSG, International President, Religions for Peace; Honorary President, The International Jewish Vegetarian Society www.rabbidavidrosen.net e-mail: rosend@ajc.org USA >Mary M. Ross Cleburne, TX 76033 e-mail: m2pr@att.net USA Stéphanie Rossenu >Société Anti Fourrure http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/SocieteAntiFourrure/ e-mail: stephanie.rossenu@free.fr France >Milan Rus (vegetarian farmer) 9240 Ljutomer e-mail: majda.slavinec@guest.arnes.si Slovenia Klaus Braunert D- 24848 Kropp bei Schleswig >SIMBIOSIS-Mensch u.Natur e.V. www.promonte.de Germany >Sonja Sieber 7210 Mattersburg e-mail: sonja.sieber@schule.at Austria >Rabbi Barry Silver Boca Raton, Fl. 33487 USA >Sociedade Portuguesa de Naturalogia www.spn.eco-gaia.net e-mail: spn@eco-gaia.net Portugal >Societa' Scientifica di Nutrizione Vegetariana - SSNV (Scientific Society on Vegetarian Nutrition) www.scienzavegetariana.it e-mail: info@scienzavegetariana.it Italy >Gertrude Schuhmann Retz Austria Richard H. Schwartz, President >Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians http://www.serv-online.org/ e-mail: president@JewishVeg.com USA Nandita Shah and Dipak Suchde >SHARAN 22 Matru Chhaya 70 Marine Drive Mumbai 400 020 www.sharan-india.org India Maida W. Genser >South Florida Vegetarian Events www.soflavegevents.net USA >Astrid Suchanek Tierschutzpartei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz Mannheim e-mail: asuastrid@freenet.de Germany >Swiss Union for Vegetarianism www.vegetarismus.ch e-mail: svv@vegetarismus.ch Switzerland >The Friends of Guenady Association e-mail: speakeasy@wanadoo.fr Nice France Lewis Regenstein, President, >The Interfaith Council for the Protection of Animals and Nature Atlanta, GA e-mail: DBVeg@comcast.net USA >The society for the rights and liberation of animals 3232 Ponikva www.osvoboditev-zivali.org e-mail: info@osvoboditev-zivali.org Slovenia >Tierhilfe ohne Grenzen e-mail: tierhilfeCH@gmx.ch Switzerland Karin Ulich >"Tier und Mensch e.V." 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D-13409 Berlin http://www.tumev.de/ Germany >Emilie and Laurent Tourin Fonctionnaires à la Commission européenne Lauremi@tele2.lu Luxembourg/France David Roman, President >Unión Vegetariana Española (Spanish Vegetarian Union) www.unionvegetariana.org e-mail: info@unionvegetariana.org Spain >Vegetarian Union of North America (VUNA) http://www.ivu.org/vuna/ USA Meike Körner, Chefredakteurin >Vegetarisch fit! e-mail: m.koerner@vegetarischfit.de www.vegetarischfit.de >Vegi Info Belgium www.vegetarismus.ch/be e-mail: OfficeBE@vegetarismus.ch Belgium >Nicole Verbist 1332 Genval e-mail: muscade@scarlet.be Belgium Zorica Tesin Persic Simultaneous interpreter for German, English, Slovenian and Croatian >for VLM international d.o.o. e-mail: vlm.international@ri.t-com.hr Croatia >Thomas Wachter 82049 Pullach e-mail: mail@thomaswachter.com Germany Irene Paetzold >World-of-Words Translations 53340 Meckenheim irenepaetzold2000@yahoo.de Germany John Patrick >1World Scotland Glasgow www.oneworldscotland.co.uk e-mail: oneworldscotland@hotmail.com UK Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda >Yoga in Daily Life A -1040 Vienna http://www.yogaindailylife.org/ e-mail: vienna@yogaindailylife.org International ====
Date: 2008-01-25
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