'Climate smart' beef? After a lawsuit, Tyson agrees to drop the label.

[douglas9]

Shoppers have long sought ways to make more sustainable choices at the supermarket — and for good reason: Our food system is responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. The vast majority of emissions from agriculture come from raising cows on industrial farms in order to sell burgers, steak, and other beef products. Beef production results in two and a half times as many greenhouse gases as lamb, and almost nine times as many as chicken or fish; its carbon footprint relative to other sources of protein, like cheese, eggs, and tofu, is even higher.

If you want to have a lighter impact on the planet, you could try eating less beef. (Just try it!) Otherwise, a series of recent lawsuits intends make it easier for consumers to discern what’s sustainable and what’s greenwashing by challenging the world’s largest meat processors on their climate messaging.

Tyson, which produces 20 percent of beef, chicken, and pork in the United States, has agreed to drop claims that the company has a plan to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2050 and to stop referring to beef products as “climate smart” unless verified by an independent expert.

https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/climate-smart-beef-after-a-lawsuit-tyson-agrees-to-drop-the-label/

[2naSalit]

1. I stopped eating cows...

Decades ago. It doesn't digest well and is the most environmentally egregious foodstuff in our food system. Aside from that, it's the least worthwhile food since it gives a burst of energy and then leaves you with little befit a couple hours later where other foods have more nutritional impact and are healthier for human bodies.

I think it's one way the corporate robber barons keep us under their thumbs.

Fuck the cattle industry, they are one of the most destructive operators on the scene in the west.