Can holistic grazing reverse climate change? A review of Kiss the Ground
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In Episode 111 I sit down with Environmental Researcher Nicholas Carter to discuss claims made in the Kiss the Ground documentary that was released on Netflix a few weeks ago.
Specifically we cover:
- The claims made by the documentary around reversal of climate change
- Pro’s and Con’s of the solutions put forward by the documentary
- Holistic grazing and carbon sequestration
- Alan Savory and science
- Importance of conservation and restoration of forests
- Grasslands versus forests for carbon sequestration
- What a shift to holistic grazing would mean for diets globally
- The evidence based way for individuals to lower their food based environmental footprint
- and much more
Resources:
- FCRN Grazed and Confused Report
- Paul Hawken’s Drawdown Review solutions – Sort by impact and you will see Plant-Rich diets are in the top 4 of all solutions in both scenario 1 and scenario 2 that they put forward.
- Maria Nordborg’s review of Holistic Grazing and Alan Savory’s claims
- Tim Searchinger’s paper on land use
- Matthew Hayek’s paper on what a shift from factory farmed cows to grazing cows means for beef supply
- Database of environmental science articles on food and planetary health compiled by Dr Tushar Mehta and Nicholas Carter
- An expansive article I wrote on our food system and climate change
- Follow Nicholas and myself on Twitter to continue the conversation
Book:
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Simon J Hill
Simon is a qualified health professional having completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours in 2008, Plant Based Nutrition with Cornell University and a Masters in Nutrition. He is the host of the Plant Proof podcast, a leading health and wellness show that focusses on breaking down the science on nutrition for human and planetary health, and is also writing his first book which will be published by Penguin Random House early 2021. If you're looking for agenda-free evidence based information to help you make sense of the conflicting nutrition information that exists today, you're in good hands.
