Coalition Calls on IPCC to Reject Meat Industry Meddling in UN Climate Process

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'We encourage the IPCC to maintain its credibility by taking steps to ensure that Big Agriculture and the global meat industry have no influence over future reports,' says a coalition of nearly 100 groups and activists on BiodiversityDay.

"We are writing to urge the IPCC to fully recognize the scientific evidence that shows the role of food and agriculture in driving the climate crisis and to ensure that future reports specifically highlight plant-based diets as a key climate strategy," the letter states."Furthermore, we encourage the IPCC to maintain its credibility by taking steps to ensure that Big Agriculture and the global meat industry have no influence over future reports."16.

;&#x201cYour regular reminder that beef has a huge climate impact and we should try and eat less of it. https://t.co/lhxbNSRtRL;&#x201dMeat and dairy industry actors have long obfuscated the negative climate impacts of their practices while putting up roadblocks against healthy and necessary regulations. In fact, the industry's tactics seem to be modeled on the fossil fuel playbook, using its tremendous lobbying power to pressure lawmakers to prevent regulations.

The letter's signatories recommend"avoiding meat and dairy products" as"the single-biggest way to reduce an individual's environmental impact on the planet." avoid about 5.5 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year—twice the annual emissions of India."

 

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