A New Economics is Required
A new economics is required that takes into account the true costs of our actions.These true costs are difficult to assess and are easy to ignore. Someone else always ends up paying for them through public spending.
Case Study – Soya Beans
Soya for human food
Soya for farm animal food
Biofuel, oils and other
5%
75%
20%
Soya is a staple food and a great source of protein
Feeding animals with soya to feed humans is incredibly inefficient
- CO2 produced by shipping
- CO2 emitted by fertiliser production
- CO2 emitted by burning a hectare of rainforest
- Environmental cost of destruction of a hectare of rainforest
- Tax for destruction of former rainforest
How do we implement a new economics?
The Soy Moratorium
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/soybeans
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