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uk/Revealed: Meat Industry Behind Attacks on Flagship Climate-Friendly Diet Report
By Clare Carlile
on
A new document shows that vested interests were behind a “mud slinging” PR campaign to discredit the 2019 EAT-Lancet study.
Credit: I-5 Design & Manufacture (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Supermarkets Accused of Major Methane 'Blindspot’
By Rachel Sherrington
on
Carrefour, Lidl, Tesco and Walmart are among top food retailers without concrete plans to tackle potent greenhouse gas, according to analysis.
Credit: The Center for Consumer Freedom; Clean Food Facts
us/How Big Meat Worked to Rebrand in 2024 — Using Disinformation
By Jessica Scott-Reid, Sentient
on
A look back at the year’s manipulative messaging.
Farmers protest in Brussels, March 2024. Credit: Alexandros Michailidis / Alamy Stock Photo
Revealed: The ‘Vested Interests’ on the EU’s Agriculture Committee
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Campaigners raise concerns over ‘alarming’ potential conflicts in the powerful political grouping.
Civil society groups have warned over the adoption of GWP*, a new metric to measure livestock emissions.
Industry-Backed Emissions Metric Could ‘Completely Derail’ Climate Action, Campaigners Warn
By Rachel Sherrington
on
Critics say the controversial GWP* method – which New Zealand appears close to adopting – is “open to significant abuse”.
Thomas O'Connor, an organic farmer in Gleann na Gealt, County Kerry, has called Ireland's nitrates derogation a 'con'.
Nitrates Derogation is a 'Con', Says Ireland's Farmers
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Ahead of the November 29 election, dairy producers tell Irish government to step off the “treadmill” of unsustainable milk production – and share a more holistic vision.
Jeremy Clarkson attends the farmers protest in Westminster, November 19, 2024. Credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Climate Science Deniers Use Farmers’ Protests to Attack Net Zero
By Adam Barnett and Joey Grostern
on
Jeremy Clarkson spreads well-worn conspiracy theory that casts inheritance farm tax policy as plot to “replace farmers with migrants”.
The COP29 entrance in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Michal Busko / Alamy
uk/Meat, Dairy and Pesticide Lobbyists Return in High Numbers to Climate Summit
By Rachel Sherrington
on
Agriculture delegates use influence to “distract” policymakers from genuine solutions needed to transform food and farming, say campaigners.
A herd of cattle being driven by horse-riding ranchers on a farm in Para State, Amazon, Brazil. Credit: Brarymi / Alamy Stock Photo
World’s Biggest Meatpacker JBS Wants Public Money to Fight Climate Change
By Gil Alessi
on
Major Brazilian polluter champions agribusiness as a solution to hunger at G20.
World Bank President Ajay Banga. Credit: World Bank Photo Collection (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
The World Bank Must Stop Ploughing Funds into Factory Farming
By Alessandro Ramazzotti
on
The international lending giant has pledged to double agriculture funding by 2030, but development banks are so far “failing spectacularly” to invest in sustainable solutions.

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uk/Revealed: Meat Industry Behind Attacks on Flagship Climate-Friendly Diet Report
ByClare Carlile
on
A new document shows that vested interests were behind a “mud slinging” PR campaign to discredit the 2019 EAT-Lancet study.
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push
Credit: RUSLAN NESTERENKO / Alamy
Supermarkets Accused of Major Methane 'Blindspot’
ByRachel Sherrington
on
Carrefour, Lidl, Tesco and Walmart are among top food retailers without concrete plans to tackle potent greenhouse gas, according to analysis.
Credit: I-5 Design & Manufacture (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
us/How Big Meat Worked to Rebrand in 2024 — Using Disinformation
ByJessica Scott-Reid, Sentient
on
A look back at the year’s manipulative messaging.
Credit: The Center for Consumer Freedom; Clean Food Facts
Revealed: The ‘Vested Interests’ on the EU’s Agriculture Committee
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
Campaigners raise concerns over ‘alarming’ potential conflicts in the powerful political grouping.
Farmers protest in Brussels, March 2024. Credit: Alexandros Michailidis / Alamy Stock Photo
Industry-Backed Emissions Metric Could ‘Completely Derail’ Climate Action, Campaigners Warn
ByRachel Sherrington
on
Critics say the controversial GWP* method – which New Zealand appears close to adopting – is “open to significant abuse”.
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push
Civil society groups have warned over the adoption of GWP*, a new metric to measure livestock emissions.
Nitrates Derogation is a 'Con', Says Ireland's Farmers
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
Ahead of the November 29 election, dairy producers tell Irish government to step off the “treadmill” of unsustainable milk production – and share a more holistic vision.
Series: Investigating Ireland’s Influential Ag Lobby
Thomas O'Connor, an organic farmer in Gleann na Gealt, County Kerry, has called Ireland's nitrates derogation a 'con'.
Climate Science Deniers Use Farmers’ Protests to Attack Net Zero
ByAdam Barnett and Joey Grostern
on
Jeremy Clarkson spreads well-worn conspiracy theory that casts inheritance farm tax policy as plot to “replace farmers with migrants”.
Jeremy Clarkson attends the farmers protest in Westminster, November 19, 2024. Credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
uk/Meat, Dairy and Pesticide Lobbyists Return in High Numbers to Climate Summit
ByRachel Sherrington
on
Agriculture delegates use influence to “distract” policymakers from genuine solutions needed to transform food and farming, say campaigners.
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push, COP29 Coverage
The COP29 entrance in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Michal Busko / Alamy
Analysis
World’s Biggest Meatpacker JBS Wants Public Money to Fight Climate Change
ByGil Alessi
on
Major Brazilian polluter champions agribusiness as a solution to hunger at G20.
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push
A herd of cattle being driven by horse-riding ranchers on a farm in Para State, Amazon, Brazil. Credit: Brarymi / Alamy Stock Photo
Opinion
The World Bank Must Stop Ploughing Funds into Factory Farming
ByAlessandro Ramazzotti
on
The international lending giant has pledged to double agriculture funding by 2030, but development banks are so far “failing spectacularly” to invest in sustainable solutions.
World Bank President Ajay Banga. Credit: World Bank Photo Collection (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)