Ethiopians encouraged to replace beef with chicken

The government has further prioritised the agriculture sector to boost rural employment opportunities, increase exports and assist its goal to grow the economy by 10% per year over the next decade. The East African country, which contributes just 0.04% to global emissions and has 1.5% of the global population, has more livestock than anywhere else in Africa, according to Climate Home News. The sector, it says, is dominated by cattle, which accounts for 48% of national greenhouse gas emissions, according to its improved climate plan recently submitted to the United Nations. “This plan represents a clear progression in ambition with 68.8% emission reduction target by 2030”, says the country’s commissioner for the environment, forest and climate change commission, Fekadu Beyene Aleka. Urbanisation and a growing population will mean an increase in the demand for meat, which would result in driving up methane emissions, Aleka told Climate Home News. To limit these emissions, the ...