Dr. Fiona Thorne:

Based on the opening statement, we have set out to reach the 5.7 TWh and we will be talking about some level of livestock displacement in competition with those existing systems of production, in particular the sheep and beef systems. We need to remember that it is not all about economics and we need to remember social sustainability and what are the incentives behind movement. Inertia is a big problem. We look at the beef system in particular, where the economics within that system did not happen just today or yesterday. Incentives to move will be important, not just looking at covering costs of production, but also at providing an incentive for those farmers in whatever region of the country we are talking about to move systems of production.

The only other comment I want to make is on social sustainability. Some of the AD plants that have gone for planning permission in recent years are running into issues of social acceptance. That is something we would like to look at in terms of future research looking at social acceptability, not just at farm level but across communities. It is a research gap that is there.