#MeatIndustry
Plans to present meat as ‘sustainable #nutrition’ at #Cop28 revealed
Documents show industry intends to go ‘full force’ in arguing meat is beneficial to the environment at climate summit.
#Animalagriculture is the largest emitter of #methane, a #greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than #carbon dioxide when measured over a 20-year period. Scientists said that unless swift action is taken, #methane from #agriculture alone will push the world beyond a 1.5C (2.7F) rise in temperature above preindustrial levels that risks tipping the world into irreversible #climate breakdown.
#COP28Dubai
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/29/plans-to-present-meat-as-sustainable-nutrition-at-cop28-revealed
Plans to present meat as ‘sustainable #nutrition’ at #Cop28 revealed
Documents show industry intends to go ‘full force’ in arguing meat is beneficial to the environment at climate summit.
#Animalagriculture is the largest emitter of #methane, a #greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than #carbon dioxide when measured over a 20-year period. Scientists said that unless swift action is taken, #methane from #agriculture alone will push the world beyond a 1.5C (2.7F) rise in temperature above preindustrial levels that risks tipping the world into irreversible #climate breakdown.
#COP28Dubai
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/29/plans-to-present-meat-as-sustainable-nutrition-at-cop28-revealed