The European Commission withdraws its initiative promoting laboratory meat

As reported by politico.eu, yesterday the EU published proposals for plans for a new, stringent climate target for 2040. They included several concessions for the agricultural industry. Commissioner Wojciechowski expected the agricultural sector to be completely excluded from the climate plan. An earlier draft proposal for 2040 targets said the EU should provide the industry with "appropriate incentives" to "make diets healthier based on varied protein intake". The phrase "varied protein intake" was removed from the final version. The pressure of farmers' protests is yielding results The Commission has outlined how the EU can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040. compared to the level in 1990. It is assumed that agriculture generates over 10 percent. annual EU total, although specific targets for this sector have also been lowered following escalating agricultural protests in many European countries. “The 2040 Communication is the start of a dialogue that will ...