Australian Cattle Industry Suggests Shift from Net Zero
{Australian Cattle Industry Suggests Shift from Net Zero – This I’m afraid is greenwashing. We have to dramatically cut meat consumption. Farming cattle is particularly inefficient so must be a focus. I don’t want to, but Ive stopped eating beef as I would be a hypocrite otherwise. Iain Dunn. – Earth and Leaf editorial}
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Australian cattle industry suggests shift from net zero target to ‘climate neutral’ approach
The US cattle industry adopted a ‘climate neutral’ goal in 2021 but scientists say that ‘misses the point’ in keeping global temperature rises below 1.5C.
Cattle Australia is lobbying the red meat sector to ditch its net zero target in favour of a “climate neutral” goal that would require far more modest reductions in methane emissions.
The $75bn red meat industry, led by Meat and Livestock Australia, announced a target of reaching net zero emissions by 2030 seven years ago, in an attempt to maintain its social licence and drive investments in emissions reduction technology.
But climate and agricultural scientists have said the target is unachievable and MLA itself said it was “not necessarily something that needs to be met”.