I’ve been working on a meta-analysis of “what works best for reducing consumption of meat and animal products (MAP)”—first draft here, in-progress version here. I’ve been coming to the conclusion that in terms of consumer-side interventions, we have a much better handle on how to reduce red and processed meat consumption (RPMC) that MAP consumption overall, and that much of the change in RPMC is probably being driven by inter-MAP substitution. This might be good for health and the environment but terrible for animal welfare , and I think this problem is generally under-appreciated by researchers and funders (though my co-author Maya Mathur touches on the subject here).
So anyway I’m glad to hear AIM is putting time and energy into this, because I think among potential funders, AIM is a lot more likely to be sensitive to this important tradeoff.
Glad to hear it!
I’ve been working on a meta-analysis of “what works best for reducing consumption of meat and animal products (MAP)”—first draft here, in-progress version here. I’ve been coming to the conclusion that in terms of consumer-side interventions, we have a much better handle on how to reduce red and processed meat consumption (RPMC) that MAP consumption overall, and that much of the change in RPMC is probably being driven by inter-MAP substitution. This might be good for health and the environment but terrible for animal welfare , and I think this problem is generally under-appreciated by researchers and funders (though my co-author Maya Mathur touches on the subject here).
So anyway I’m glad to hear AIM is putting time and energy into this, because I think among potential funders, AIM is a lot more likely to be sensitive to this important tradeoff.