{"id":150274,"date":"2023-12-01T11:15:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=150274"},"modified":"2023-11-30T14:15:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T19:15:09","slug":"the-united-nations-is-set-to-call-on-western-countries-to-reduce-their-meat-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=150274","title":{"rendered":"The United Nations is set to call on western countries to reduce their meat consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The United Nations climate change conference is currently underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) will present a roadmap for nations that eat “too much” meat to limit their meat consumption. The theory behind this initiative is that the reduction of meat consumption would lead to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The UN’s Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) will publish its so-called global food systems’ road map during the upcoming COP28 climate summit in Dubai which will kick off on Thursday and extend nearly two weeks until mid-December. FAO’s first-of-its-kind document will recommend nations that “over-consume meat” to limit their consumption as part of a broader effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Bloomberg reported.<\/p>\n

“The failure of leading meat and dairy companies to reduce emissions underlines the urgent need for more policy focus on the food and agriculture sector,” Jeremy Coller, the chair and founder of the FAIRR Initiative, an investor network that works with financial institutions to promote climate-friendly agriculture worldwide, said in a recent statement.<\/p>\n

“Food system emissions deserve a place at the top of the table, alongside energy and transport, as they represent an estimated third of greenhouse gas emissions and 40% of methane,” he continued. “Investors hope the first-ever publication of a food and agriculture road map at COP28 this month will catalyze the transition to 1.5 degrees and a more sustainable food system.”<\/p>\n

In addition to issuing guidelines for reducing meat consumption in the West, the FAO is expected to highlight how farmers should adapt to “erratic weather” and tackle their emissions produced from food waste and use of fertilizer, according to Bloomberg. The recommendations, which the U.S. COP28 delegation may sign onto, will not be binding.<\/p>\n

Overall, the road map will seek to guide policy on lowering the climate impact of the global agriculture industry, which has rarely received such attention at past UN climate conferences. Past COP summits have been far more keen to address emissions generated from the global power, transportation and manufacturing sectors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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