Gene editing key to sustainability

Politik reports:

The party’s keynote panel discussion at its annual Blue Greens conference in Raglan was on biotechnology and featured the former Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Sir Peter Gluckman.
He wants a debate on genetic editing to begin now.
Gluckman said he could not see a way that agriculture in New Zealand would be sustainable in the long run without using gene editing.
He said gene editing, unlike genetic modification,  did not change the gene structure, only the way the genes worked.
“Do we need gene editing?” he asked.
“Well, we certainly need to talk about it and have an adaptive approach to knowledge which has come from scientists all around the world to find whether it fits our needs.
“I’ll go as far as to say that I cannot see a way that agriculture in New Zealand will be sustainable over the long run in the face of environmental change and consumer preferences without using gene editing.
“There is no way that we will get a reduction in methane production, and I can see no way that we will see an economic advantage for farmers as we shift to more plant-based foods without using gene editing.”

A great insightful report from Politik that should have got more media attention.

Sir Peter Gluckman is saying the route to sustainable environmental change is through gene editing.

What will it take for the Greens to abandon their superstition against this?