ClimateChange - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Are almonds really that bad for the planet?

Society often chooses to ignore the impact of animal foods, and focus instead on demonizing vegan foods – with one of its favourite targets being almonds. Over the last few years, there has been growing awareness of the huge impact our diet has on the...

Unrestricted cattle farming is threatening to destroy forests globally

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, Uncategorized

Forests are being systematically destroyed by the agriculture industry and this rampant deforestation imperils the lives of plants, animals and humans alike. Forests are some of the most biologically diverse, ecologically important places on Earth. Covering almost a...

Extreme heat directly linked to climate change, says study

ClimateChange, GoodNews

New research links extreme heat and heatwaves which have occurred in multiple places around the world directly to climate change. The record-breaking heatwave that scorched the Philippines in April would have been impossible without the climate crisis, scientists have...

World Bank requests subsidies for livestock farming to be redirected

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

The influential World Bank has has suggested a repurposing of subsidies from red meat and dairy towards lower-emission foods like fruits and vegetables The World Bank has asked countries to redirect their subsidies away from livestock farming and towards low-emission...

Meat industry using bogus science to avoid accusations of unsustainability

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

Big Meat will do anything to convince consumers their products are good for the planet with the meat industry turning climate change into red-meat politics. A convoy of tractors was making its way to a Dutch government building in February when Tesla CEO Elon Musk...

JBS plans to expand cattle farming in Brazil

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

The mega-meat company, JBS, plans to “expand herd sizes by millions” in Brazil without proper measures to ensure environmental safety. JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have made a deal with China to...