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Prepare for starvation
Posted on 11/3/22 at 7:58 am
Posted on 11/3/22 at 7:58 am
Big agriculture warns farming must change or risk ‘destroying the planet’
Food companies and governments must come together immediately to change the world’s agricultural practices or risk “destroying the planet”, according to the sponsors of a report by some of the largest food and farming businesses released on Thursday.
The report, from a task force within the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), a network of global CEOs focused on climate issues established by King Charles III, is being released days before the start of the United Nation’s Cop27 climate summit in Egypt.
Many of the world’s largest food and agricultural businesses have championed sustainable agricultural practices in recent years. Regenerative farming practices, which prioritize cutting greenhouse gas emissions, soil health and water conservation, now cover 15% of croplands.
But the pace of change has been “far too slow”, the report finds, and must triple by 2030 for the world to have any chance of keeping temperature rises under 1.5C, a level that if breached, scientists argue, will unleash even more devastating climate change on the planet.
The report is signed by Bayer, Mars, McCain Foods, McDonald’s, Mondelez, Olam, PepsiCo, Waitrose and others. They represent a potent political and corporate force, impacting the food supply chain around the world. They are also, according to critics, some of those most responsible for climate mismanagement with one calling the report “smoke and mirrors” and unlikely to address the real crisis.
Food production is responsible for a third of all planet-heating gases emitted by human activity and a number of the signatories have been accused of environmental misdeeds and “greenwashing”. Activist Greta Thunberg is boycotting Cop this year having called the global summit a PR stunt “for leaders and people in power to get attention.”
“We are at a critical tipping point where something must be done,” said task force chair and outgoing Mars CEO, Grant Reid. “The interconnection between human health and planetary health is more evident than ever before..” Big food companies and agriculture must play a big part in changing that, said Reid. “It won’t be easy but we have got to make it work,” he said.
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Food companies and governments must come together immediately to change the world’s agricultural practices or risk “destroying the planet”, according to the sponsors of a report by some of the largest food and farming businesses released on Thursday.
The report, from a task force within the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), a network of global CEOs focused on climate issues established by King Charles III, is being released days before the start of the United Nation’s Cop27 climate summit in Egypt.
Many of the world’s largest food and agricultural businesses have championed sustainable agricultural practices in recent years. Regenerative farming practices, which prioritize cutting greenhouse gas emissions, soil health and water conservation, now cover 15% of croplands.
But the pace of change has been “far too slow”, the report finds, and must triple by 2030 for the world to have any chance of keeping temperature rises under 1.5C, a level that if breached, scientists argue, will unleash even more devastating climate change on the planet.
The report is signed by Bayer, Mars, McCain Foods, McDonald’s, Mondelez, Olam, PepsiCo, Waitrose and others. They represent a potent political and corporate force, impacting the food supply chain around the world. They are also, according to critics, some of those most responsible for climate mismanagement with one calling the report “smoke and mirrors” and unlikely to address the real crisis.
Food production is responsible for a third of all planet-heating gases emitted by human activity and a number of the signatories have been accused of environmental misdeeds and “greenwashing”. Activist Greta Thunberg is boycotting Cop this year having called the global summit a PR stunt “for leaders and people in power to get attention.”
“We are at a critical tipping point where something must be done,” said task force chair and outgoing Mars CEO, Grant Reid. “The interconnection between human health and planetary health is more evident than ever before..” Big food companies and agriculture must play a big part in changing that, said Reid. “It won’t be easy but we have got to make it work,” he said.
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Posted on 11/3/22 at 7:59 am to djmed
Can’t eat meat.
Now we can’t eat spinach.
Obama thought he could produce manna, tho! We should let him fix this.
Now we can’t eat spinach.
Obama thought he could produce manna, tho! We should let him fix this.
This post was edited on 11/3/22 at 8:00 am
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:01 am to djmed
Man has sustained making food for thousands upon thousands of years and we’ve never made more food than we have the last hundred years. How can these people say food making is not and has not been sustainable?
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:02 am to djmed
People In each generation always have predicted the end of the world scenarios
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:03 am to djmed
We won't have issues here...but for import countries...yes they'll have tons of issues.
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:03 am to djmed
It’s almost like before man cultivating crops there was zero plant life coverage of the ground and large forest
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:03 am to djmed
Oh good grief. Now it's food that causes global warming?
"Plant trees. It's Good for the planet."
"Plant food? You're killing the planet."
"Plant trees. It's Good for the planet."
"Plant food? You're killing the planet."
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:04 am to djmed
The political class will eat meat and fresh veggies.
You will eat bugs, pills, and canned goods.
You will eat bugs, pills, and canned goods.
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:10 am to djmed
I thought we were going to starve to death this year? What happened?
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:11 am to djmed
My family won't starve.
I'll look up the voter rolls and take food off every Democrat Politicians' plate I can find.
I'll look up the voter rolls and take food off every Democrat Politicians' plate I can find.
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:18 am to djmed
This could be the answer to the obesity crisis.
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:30 am to djmed
I bet the solution is a big increase in marxism.
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:30 am to djmed
Stage two of the great reset? Or is it stage three? Introduced pandemic. Attack global energy production. Starve the population.
( Probably should work in normalizing mass abortions in there as well.)
( Probably should work in normalizing mass abortions in there as well.)
Posted on 11/3/22 at 8:30 am to djmed
When greta thunbergs name was mentioned, I quit reading.
Posted on 11/3/22 at 9:28 am to djmed
There's no point in farming all of that land when people just buy their food from Wal-Mart, duh
Posted on 11/3/22 at 2:32 pm to djmed
Are these the same people that used to promote peak oil?
Posted on 11/3/22 at 2:33 pm to djmed
Farmers have been socialist from WAY BACK...Let them suffer.
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