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Australian red meat industry says it doesn’t need to meet its self-imposed net zero target (www.theguardian.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11740609

Prof Mark Howden, the director of the Australian National University Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, said the sector’s net zero target is “effectively not possible”.

“It’s pretty well embedded in the public consciousness that red meat is high profile in terms of greenhouse gas emissions per serve,” Howden said.

“I suspect the industry saw this as a fundamental threat to their future … A few years ago everybody was kind of jumping on the net zero bandwagon without actually thinking through what it actually meant,” he said.

The CSIRO found the industry would fall short of meeting its net zero target, and instead recommended the adoption of a “climate-neutral” target that would require a reduction of methane emissions rather their complete elimination.

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[–] angelsomething@lemmy.one 13 points 2 years ago

Profit over the planet, eh

[–] squid_slime@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Friendlygordys were eye opening to the political opinions in Australia, I see now it bleeds through

[–] flathead@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Rupert Murdoch is Australian and still owns a great deal - possibly most - of the popular media. The beaches are nice though.

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

The CSIRO found the industry would fall short of meeting its net zero target, and instead recommended the adoption of a “climate-neutral” target that would require a reduction of methane emissions rather their complete elimination.

The CSIRO has really been captured, huh?