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'Farming is going to have to change': NFU President Minette Batters on net zero, changing diets, and Brexit

Business Green

When the National Farmers Union announced its ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the industry by 2040, it took many by surprise. At the time there was a lot of surprise," NFU president Minette Batters of the 2040 net zero announcement, which she made at a farming conference in Oxford last year. "I

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

DeSmogBlog

Not all meat companies avoid talking about their Scope 3 emissions, however. JBS has recently announced a target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2040 that includes indirect emissions. Meat producers’ fears about the rise of alternatives is understandable.