Australian red meat industry has recorded 78% reduction in emissions

{The Australian red meat industry has recorded 78% reduction in emissions.  This is greenwashing.  The industry is taking credit for higher rainfall.  Its rubbish.  Earth and Leaf Editorial}

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Australian red meat industry has recorded 78% reduction in emissions

The Australian red meat industry has recorded a 78% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions since 2005 due to reduced rates of land clearing and increased forest regrowth, a report commissioned by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has found.

The report, released on Thursday, found that net greenhouse gas emissions from the red meat industry were equivalent to 31m tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2021.

But the emissions data was derived from the Australian National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, which analysis suggests may be significantly underreporting land clearing in Queensland, making any claims based on that data “not reliable”.

The report said high rainfall in 2020-21 resulted in a large increase in carbon sequestration due to increased vegetation growth on land managed by the red meat sector, an area equivalent to about half of Australia’s landmass.

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