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According to the most recent information by Greenpeace’s investigation project Unearthed, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed relief at last month’s CattleCon. The joyous reaction was brought on by U.S. President Joe Biden’s Action plan to reduce methaneHe proposes stricter regulations to the oil, coal, and gas industries, but only calls on the voluntary participation of the agricultural industry. This gives lobbyists free range to run a campaign that claims climate neutrality doesn’t require significant cuts in emissions in the agricultural sector.
Biden declared his first ambitions to fight Climate change at last year’s Cop26, where he joined the EU in pledging to By 2030, the methane emissions will be reduced by 30%. The conference itself received a lot of attention. criticismAlmost 60% of the food at the event was animal products, despite the fact that they didn’t pay enough attention to animal agriculture.
A Report by the United Nationsidentifies animal farming as the primary source of methane emissions. The cow’s manure, as well as their Flatulence and belchingAccording to the report, heats the earth 80 times faster that carbon dioxide. The UN goes on to say that “population growth, economic development, and urban migration have stimulated unprecedented demand for animal protein”. Methane emissions are expected to continue to rise.
Some environmentalists and scientists are not without their cries of despair, but there are some who offer a sliver to hope. A published article by Reuters quotes secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack saying that “agriculture will respond to this because they have historically responded to financial and market incentives. They appreciate the time has come.”
However, Jerry Bohn op-ed, the 2021 President of the NCBA, seems to suggest the opposite. Bohn calls the connection between the meat industry and the climate crisis “an outrageous lie that’s being used to sell consumers a fake meat product.”
Another statement was made by the 2022 NCBA President, Don Schiefelbein, in response to Biden’s hands-off approach to the animal agriculture issue.
“We were concerned about how we were going to be able to work with the Biden administration, I don’t think that’s a secret […] but I have to tell you it’s been a pleasant surprise.”
He continued, “it is going to be pretty easy to become carbon neutral by 2040 without reducing the number of cattle.”
How can this goal be achieved if there aren’t regulations and expert reports on methane emission?
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