Lobbying by meat and dairy sectors weaken EU policies on reducing greenhouse gas
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: Global dairy and meat companies are lobbying to stall policies of the European Union aimed at addressing livestock greenhouse gas emissions and transition to sustainable diets. As a result, meat and dairy companies are backsliding on climate and environmental target reduction of greenhouse gases set by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations agency. A new report, ‘The European Meat and Dairy Sector’s Climate Policy Engagement’, prepared by non-profit think tank InfluenceMap reveals that the European meat and dairy industries are using tactics similar to the fossil fuels industry to build a strategic narrative against the government policy. The report analyses the advocacy of the 10 largest meat and dairy companies in Europe, and the five biggest industry associations, on six key EU policies aimed at tackling GHG emissions in agriculture.
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