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Study: 100% of meat and dairy companies have lobbied against environmental and climate policies (medium.com)

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All 10 of the largest U.S. meat and dairy companies have lobbied against environmental and climate policies, resisting climate regulations, including rules on greenhouse gases and emissions reporting. This is according to a study by New York University, which examined the political influence of the 10 largest meat and dairy companies in the United States.

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[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 66 points 8 months ago

Huh, well imagine that. The biggest sources of the problem is against doing anything about it.

What I find pretty wild is that our government even helps them do more of it by boosting terrible diet choices, including pushing it onto children.

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

It's all about profit. If some new discovery magically made dairy climate friendly but also increased profits by 12%, every producer would be on board tomorrow. They don't give a fuck about climate one way or the other, just profit. It's just that one position allows them to keep making their profits without having to make any changes. No points for guessing which position it is.

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

https://www.c2es.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cait-global-emissions-sector.png

Agriculture contributes approximately 10 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (not including emissions from onsite fossil energy use).

https://www.rff.org/publications/explainers/agricultural-greenhouse-gas-emissions-101/

https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/2022/03/15/it-may-be-uncomfortable-we-need-talk-about-it-animal-agriculture-industry-and-zero-waste

Breaking down this share, production of animal-based foods — meat, poultry and dairy products, including growing crops to feed livestock and pastures for grazing — contributes 57 percent of emissions linked to the food system. Raising plant-based foods for human consumption contributes 29 percent. The other 14 percent of agricultural emissions come from products not used as food or feed, such as cotton and rubber.

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/how-much-do-crops-contribute-emissions

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