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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 Parliament

31 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

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>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
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Croatia

>Diana Hartig
71720 Oberstenfeld
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Germany

>Helga Hartig
74232 Abstatt
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Germany

>Marcus Hartig & Angela Stricker
76835 Gleisweiler
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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
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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
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International

Willy Leblanc
>Le Relais des Internautes Végétariens
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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."
Kontaktbüro Bodensee,
D-88138 Sigmarszell
Germany

Eugen Szuwalski
>"Tier und Mensch e.V."
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

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82049 Pullach
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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

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Source: This Open Letter has been distributed on 1 February 2008 with copies to the President of the European Commission, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the FAO
Author: Renato Pichler

Link: Climate change poses a huge threat to human health

Date: 2008-01-25

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