The meat industry's harmful stranglehold on the western diet

Angry about the price of your tempeh? No, just me?

Anyway, apparently the meat industry on average receives 1000 times more public funding than much greener (and healthier) vegan alternatives.

https://www.theguardian.com/environm...es-study-finds

Quote:

The analysis of lobbying, subsidies and regulations showed that livestock farmers in the EU received 1,200 times more public funding than plant-based meat or cultivated meat groups. In the US, the animal farmers got 800 times more public funding. [...] Cutting meat consumption in rich nations is vital to tackling the climate crisis. Livestock production causes 15% of all global greenhouse emissions. Cutting meat and dairy consumption also slashes pollution, land and water use, and the destruction of forests, with scientists saying it is the single biggest way for people to reduce their impact on the planet. [...] “It’s not a level playing field at all at the moment,” Lambin said. “The new sector needs to be given its chance to expand and gain efficiency. After that, consumers will judge whether they like it or not, and scientists will judge whether it is really better for the environment and for health. But if it cannot even develop to a scale where we can make this assessment, it will be a lost opportunity to transition to a sustainable food system.”

As a vegan, this of course annoys me. I'm basically subsidising everyone's steaks.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you can't win an election with beef at whatever per pound.

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