Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push

About the Series

The agricultural sector – a key driver of global warming – is coming under increasing pressure to cut emissions. This coming year will be an eventful one for climate, nature, and food politics, with major summits lined up to broker global deals to protect biodiversity and slow planetary heating.

DeSmog’s series will follow Big Ag’s efforts to influence outcomes at meetings in Colombia and Azerbaijan, and next year in Brazil, and call out those tactics used to sustain a destructive, dangerous and polluting status quo.

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A pesar de que en las conferencias de la ONU, lo más importante es invertir el drástico declive mundial de la vida vegetal y animal, las empresas han encontrado cómo hacerse escuchar.

A pesar de que en las conferencias de la ONU, lo más importante es invertir el drástico declive mundial de la vida vegetal y animal, las empresas han encontrado cómo hacerse escuchar.

Se debe proteger a las futuras conferencias de la “intensa presión que está ejerciendo la industria”, dicen los miembros de las campañas.

Se debe proteger a las futuras conferencias de la “intensa presión que está ejerciendo la industria”, dicen los miembros de las campañas.
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Representantes do agronegócio usam sua influência para desviar a atenção dos formuladores de políticas das soluções reais para a transformação dos sistemas alimentar e agrícola, afirmam ativistas.

Representantes do agronegócio usam sua influência para desviar a atenção dos formuladores de políticas das soluções reais para a transformação dos sistemas alimentar e agrícola, afirmam ativistas.
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Critics say the controversial GWP* method – which New Zealand appears close to adopting – is “open to significant abuse”.

Critics say the controversial GWP* method – which New Zealand appears close to adopting – is “open to significant abuse”.
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Agriculture delegates use influence to “distract” policymakers from genuine solutions needed to transform food and farming, say campaigners.

Agriculture delegates use influence to “distract” policymakers from genuine solutions needed to transform food and farming, say campaigners.
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Major Brazilian polluter champions agribusiness as a solution to hunger at G20.

Major Brazilian polluter champions agribusiness as a solution to hunger at G20.

Future nature talks must be protected from “intense industry pressure” say campaigners.

Future nature talks must be protected from “intense industry pressure” say campaigners.
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Corporations have found ways to be heard during negotiations on reversing the drastic global decline in plant and animal life.

Corporations have found ways to be heard during negotiations on reversing the drastic global decline in plant and animal life.
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Food and agriculture multinationals are embracing the vague term without changing their polluting ways, according to a new report.

Food and agriculture multinationals are embracing the vague term without changing their polluting ways, according to a new report.
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DeSmog re-launches investigative series to track agribusiness’ influence over climate and nature policy in a critical year for decisions on the future of food and farming.

DeSmog re-launches investigative series to track agribusiness’ influence over climate and nature policy in a critical year for decisions on the future of food and farming.
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Industry leaders praise UN food and climate plan as “music to our ears”.

Industry leaders praise UN food and climate plan as “music to our ears”.
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Meat and dairy groups have funded adverts that cast vegan products as unhealthy, unnatural and ultra processed.

Meat and dairy groups have funded adverts that cast vegan products as unhealthy, unnatural and ultra processed.

Producers say 'No Farmers, No Food' is a populist initiative that serves to “whip up indignation and anger”.

Producers say 'No Farmers, No Food' is a populist initiative that serves to “whip up indignation and anger”.
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Big agriculture and far-right parties set farmers against the environment but producers on the ground in Brussels told a different story.

Big agriculture and far-right parties set farmers against the environment but producers on the ground in Brussels told a different story.
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Big Ag lobbyists drowned out the voices of smallholder farmers.

Big Ag lobbyists drowned out the voices of smallholder farmers.

Major food and agriculture companies have sent 340 representatives to Dubai for the climate summit.

Major food and agriculture companies have sent 340 representatives to Dubai for the climate summit.

From ‘innovation sprints’ to spritzers, polluting agri-giants have so many ways to influence climate outcomes.

From ‘innovation sprints’ to spritzers, polluting agri-giants have so many ways to influence climate outcomes.
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Polluting livestock companies and lobby groups will target pavilions in a coordinated campaign at the UN climate summit, documents show.

Polluting livestock companies and lobby groups will target pavilions in a coordinated campaign at the UN climate summit, documents show.
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Research shows oil companies are investing heavily in petrochemicals for use in pesticides, fertilisers, and plastic packaging.

Research shows oil companies are investing heavily in petrochemicals for use in pesticides, fertilisers, and plastic packaging.
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We debunk some key concepts that the world’s largest food and farming companies will be using to sway debates at the climate summit.

We debunk some key concepts that the world’s largest food and farming companies will be using to sway debates at the climate summit.
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An industry-led “efficiency” drive is about increasing sales of milk – not cutting pollution.

An industry-led “efficiency” drive is about increasing sales of milk – not cutting pollution.
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DeSmog to track the agriculture industry’s efforts to shape the agenda of the upcoming UAE COP28 summit.

DeSmog to track the agriculture industry’s efforts to shape the agenda of the upcoming UAE COP28 summit.

Campaigners warn of industrial farm lobby’s growing influence amid sharp rise in representatives attending UN climate talks in Egypt.

Campaigners warn of industrial farm lobby’s growing influence amid sharp rise in representatives attending UN climate talks in Egypt.
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Campaigners see scant evidence that the Department of Agriculture is ready to break with its long history of promoting agribusiness at the expense of the environment.

Campaigners see scant evidence that the Department of Agriculture is ready to break with its long history of promoting agribusiness at the expense of the environment.
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Critics say the US-led AIM4C coalition will sideline nature-friendly farming in favour of a polluting status quo.

Critics say the US-led AIM4C coalition will sideline nature-friendly farming in favour of a polluting status quo.
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Campaigners question “knowledge partner” role for U.S. meat lobby group NAMI ahead of climate summit.

Campaigners question “knowledge partner” role for U.S. meat lobby group NAMI ahead of climate summit.