World: Eat less meat to achieve net-zero emissions target

(Bloomberg) -- The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization will launch a sweeping plan to achieve net-zero emissions targets, including encouraging the world’s most developed countries to curb excessive demand for meat. The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) hosted by the United Arab Emirates will be held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12. It is expected that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will announce at that time that the goals of the Paris Agreement (i.e. global temperature rise) will be achieved. The first roadmap for the global food system within 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the FAO, a key part of the plan will be to advise countries that consume too much meat to limit their meat intake, while developing countries that consume not enough meat will need to improve their livestock sectors because of widespread malnutrition challenges in these countries. . Food needs to be grown, processed, transported, distributed, ...