I wrote about the fundamental tension at the heart of the European farmer protests scuppering the EU's environmental ambitions: farmers are at once wards of the welfare state dependent on subsidies and a business interest group that balks at regulations. vox.com/future-perfect…

The meat industry's war on wildlife: Each year, a federal program kills 1.5 to 5 million wild animals, most of them in an effort to protect the livestock industry. Ex-employees and conservationists say it's ineffective and inhumane. vox.com/future-perfect…

Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat corporateknights.com/?p=40976 via Corporate Knights Greenwash.com

I have yet to meet a single soil/climate research scientist who would confirm that a cattle farm can be carbon-neutral, let alone offset other emissions in long term, unless it itself starts restoring forests #meat #livestock #climate

Experts say the UN Food and Agriculture Organization seriously distorted their research, in a flagship report on #livestock emissions. 'Multiple, egregious and conceptual errors' served to reduce the climate potential of shifts to plant-based diets, says Matthew Hayek. Story by me: theguardian.com/environment/20…