Reply to Comment by Rigolot on “Narratives Behind Livestock Methane Mitigation Studies Matter”

Abstract

A comment by Dr. Rigolot acknowledged the scientific value of our recent study on livestock methane emissions and mitigation potentials, while highlighting that our study should better “ cultivate synergies between production and more ambitious demand‐side efforts .” The author's comment questioned our narrative to be inadvertently (not intentionally) contributing to a “climate delay discourse” in several ways that might hinder ambitious mitigation efforts. This is indeed a welcome perspective that merits further comment. The simultaneous pursuit of both production and demand side strategies is needed for livestock methane mitigation Production efficiency gains imply necessary transformation of society and economy in addition to technology improvement Comprehensive assessment of a large scale reduction of livestock production and its impacts on multi‐dimension sustainability is needed