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Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model

DeSmogBlog

Campaigns run by the AAA and Danish Crown are just two examples of the way in which the meat industry is increasingly turning to a playbook long used by other polluting sectors such as Big Oil and pesticide manufacturers , with the campaigns ultimately causing “confusion and delay,” NYU’s Jacquet argues. Meat Industry Playbook.

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What do Americans think about fake meat products?

AGreenLiving

After all, the way we choose to grow produce affects waterways, soil and air, which in turn, affects each of us. When it comes to raising animals for meat, the stakes are even higher. Report after report doles out alarming numbers regarding pollution related to the practice. Piplsay Images via Shutterstock.

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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Additional emissions result from tilling soils and applying fertilizers for agricultural production. Consumer-related antecedents of food provisioning behaviors that promote food waste.

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A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic

Business Green

Unilever recently set out its plan to significantly expand its plant-based range, with a view to securing €1bn in annual sales from alternative meat and dairy products within the next seven years. Products are just tastier now than ever before, thanks to leaps in food technology innovation, he says.

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Why technology could make animals obsolete

AFN Sustainable Protein

Environmental : Plant-based products are also going to have trouble escaping problems and criticism faced by conventional agriculture, which include monocropping, chemical and fertilizer use, and top-soil depletion. The passion and talent we see in this industry is second to none and it makes innovation in this space move so much faster.