First they came for my gas stove, then my car, and now they want to take my ribeye. I'm starting to think these meetings are about something other than the climate. 🤔
Bloomberg (11/25/23) reports: "The world’s most-developed nations will be told to curb their excessive appetite for meat as part of the first comprehensive plan to bring the global agrifood industry into line with the Paris climate agreement. The global food systems’ road map to 1.5C is expected to be published by the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization during the COP28 summit next month. Nations that over-consume meat will be advised to limit their intake, while developing countries — where under-consumption of meat adds to a prevalent nutrition challenge — will need to improve their livestock farming, according to the FAO. From farm to fork, food systems account for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and much of that footprint is linked to livestock farming — a major source of methane, deforestation and biodiversity loss. Although non-binding, the FAO’s plan is expected to inform policy and investment decisions and give a push to the food industry’s climate transition which has lagged other sectors in commitments. The guidance on meat is intended to send a clear message to governments. But politicians in richer nations typically shy away from policies aimed at influencing consumer behavior, especially where it involves cutting consumption of everyday items."
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"Regardless of one’s opinion about whether, or why, an energy 'transformation' is called for, the physics and economics of energy combined with scale realities make it clear that there is no possibility of anything resembling a radically 'new energy economy' in the foreseeable future. "
– Mark P. Mills, FEE
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