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Yale Law School paper predicts better litigation against the livestock industry

The meat and dairy industries are destroying the planet – are there ways to use to law to stop them? A Yale Law School paper explores the possibilities. Livestock agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, but lawsuits against the industry for...

How cultivated chicken measures up environmentally

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Cultivated meat is undoubtedly the future of food. Here’s how cultivated chicken measures up environmentally when compared to chicken. Chicken is considered the most efficient source of land-animal protein compared to beef and pork due to its lower feed...

EU making meat artificially cheap with subsidies

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The vast majority of EU farming subsidies go to animal agriculture rather than crop production despite climate change and an unsustainable food system. EU subsidization provides animal agriculture with four times more money than it gives to the farming of produce and...

Reducing cattle ranching is critical for tackling climate change

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Reducing cattle ranching and restoring native ecoystems is a simple, cost-effective and scientifically sound way to turn back the clock on global warming. The world’s 1.7 billion cows are the dominant animal species on Earth, vastly outnumbering humans and all...

Fears for a ‘chocolate meltdown’ as cocoa crops hit by climate crisis

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Experts say the global shortage of cocoa is explained by interconnected factors, including climate-related weather. Every Easter, UK consumers collectively spend more than £1bn on food, drink, gifts, entertainment and about 80m chocolate eggs, racking up an average...

Why is the UN avoiding addressing meat as a cause of climate change?

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The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has been criticised for its lack of action on the topic of animal agriculture when it comes to climate change solutions. At COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) produced its much-awaited roadmap to cut...