https://www.futurity.org/livestock-industry-climate-policy-3188672/
"The livestock industry’s impact on climate change has long been a subject of
concern, as detailed in the 2006 United Nations Food and Agricultural
Organization’s 390-page report “Livestock’s Long Shadow.”
The report provided the first global assessment of animal agriculture’s
contribution to anthropogenic warming, land degradation, air pollution, water
shortage, and loss of biodiversity. Further, the report stated grim
environmental consequences if the industry continued as usual.
The new article in the journal
Climatic Change sheds light on the industry’s
tactics in shaping public discourse and policy surrounding its climate impacts.
The study, co-led by Jennifer Jacquet, a professor in the environmental science
and policy department at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine,
Atmospheric, and Earth Science, and the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and
Policy, and Viveca Morris, a research scholar at Yale Law School, reveals how
animal agriculture companies, akin to fossil fuel corporations, have downplayed
their role in climate change and influenced policymaking in their favor.
Key findings indicate that industry funded efforts have been bolstered by
collaborations with academic researchers. Notably, funding support from the
beef industry helped to create what appeared to be a scientific dispute over
the findings of “Livestock’s Long Shadow” and served to shift blame away from
cattle production for climate change impacts.
The researchers also identify the emergence of academic centers, established
with industry support, as playing a pivotal role in promoting industry-friendly
narratives, obstructing emission regulations, and advocating for climate
solutions that prioritize production over environmental concerns."
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
