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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

methane) from animal and land management and land-use change, which make the biggest warming contributions in the agricultural sector.”. These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production. cropland and help the U.S.

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How regulations can tear down the barriers faced by the cultivated meat industry

Business Green

In 2013, the first hamburger patty was grown from animal cells. Similarly, chickens in the UK are largely fed on soya which is often imported from South America. warming unless urgent action is taken to tackle methane-intensive foods, such as red meat. The sector has developed rapidly over the past decade.