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The new MDG demands for meat are causing a furor in the Center Party. – This is pure moralism, says Sp-Trygve.
The Green Party (ODM) demands in the new party program that meat consumption be cut in half. MP Arild Hermstad believes that the meat should be reserved for holidays and Sunday dinner.
That makes the leader of SP, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, look red.
– Norwegian politicians will not decide when people should eat meat, or tomato soup, Vedum tells Nettavisen.
He reacts to what he believes to be the “moralism” of the MDGs, where they indulge in something that he believes belongs to the private sphere of people.
– They say it’s almost immoral to eat meatballs on Wednesdays. So you’re on a wild goose chase, he says.
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In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to meat and climate emissions. A separate organization has emerged for vegans who have applied for state help to inform people about how to change their diet. The EAT organization, with Gunhild Stordalen at the forefront, has argued that Norwegians must drastically reduce their meat consumption.
However, Vedum believes that it is not only the MDGs that believe this, but that it is an issue that extends a lot to the government and therefore worries about how the debate will unfold.
– The conservative government’s climate cure was based on exactly the same thinking. The government has announced that they will follow up. There is a discussion about the additional tax on meat and a strong desire to reduce meat consumption, says Vedum.
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Climate Cure 2030 is a study conducted by the government to reveal where climate cuts should be made. The SP leader believes that meat is a central part of Norwegian culture and tradition, and that it becomes too easy when the MDGs say meat consumption has only increased.
– There have been fewer cows. Which means lower emissions. This is because we are much more efficient and we get much more from the cows.
– You need to enjoy food
On Tuesday Vedum had a birthday and his wife had served up a nice old-fashioned rib dinner.
– I want to enjoy the food. Yesterday I had my first Christmas meal. Then I felt enormous joy in my ribs. I don’t know the hint of shame, just the joy of eating ribs. You are allowed to enjoy a good meal. It’s not something you should moralize about, he says.
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– But is there an agreement that emissions from the agricultural industry have to be cut?
– There has been a big decline in recent years. Reducing Norwegian food production will only move it abroad, and we will import the meat. We must make sure that the cows have as few diseases as possible, because then it will be better and more meat. Here, Norway is way ahead.
– You are talking about moralizing on the part of politicians. The Center Party politician, Kjersti Toppe, has spoken out in favor of banning the kindest eggs and the Happy Meal.
– It was proposed when we were in government. I was Minister of Agriculture and fortunately we managed to stop the proposal that later came from the Minister of Health. There was a high fever in some meetings, he says and laughs.
– Sp is arrogant
MDG Program Committee Chair Hulda Holtvedt believes the response to Vedum is “arrogant.”
– Lower meat consumption is good for the climate, our animals, food security and the UN climate panel recommends cuts of meat. The government’s climate cure does the same. When the Center Party chooses to completely ignore that knowledge, it is immoral and hostile to knowledge, Holtvedt tells Nettavisen.
– Something is wrong when a package of sausages costs less than a package of carrots.
– Is it moralism?
– No. It is about what structural policy measures should be taken to reduce emissions. It is important to distinguish between what politicians do and what individuals buy when they are at the checkout, he says.
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– What structural measures should be taken?
– We want it to be more expensive to buy meat and cheaper to buy fruits and vegetables. It should be easier for consumers to make decisions that are respectful of the environment.
– But won’t it go beyond the poorly paid especially, who just want to organize a dinner for the family?
– Those who have less do not join the climate fair because vegetarian alternatives are more expensive. The climate barometer shows that young people eat more meat. But there are those who also more want to reduce the consumption of meat. Economic should not be an obstacle.
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– Then nobody should feel ashamed?
– No. No one should be ashamed. We ask politicians to act so that food policy takes knowledge into account.
Norway is a country with a lot of grass, which makes it friendly for meat production. But Holtvedt believes that farmers should switch more to vegetable production.
– We can produce many more plant-based foods in Norway. If we cut meat consumption in half, we will be self-sufficient and therefore not dependent on feed imports. We do not advocate for anyone to stop eating meat. But today we eat twice as much meat as our grandparents did.
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