UN Climate Push: Likely Calls to Cut Meat Intake Face Skepticism

If the United Nations told Americans to eat less meat, would they? Probably not, according to one expert. During the COP28 summit, developed nations appear likely to be told by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization they need to cut back on meat consumption to help fight climate change. The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, runs from Nov. 30 through Dec. 12. The meeting is centered on finding ways to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C, as required by the 2015 Paris Agreement. In an interview with The Epoch Times, Frank Mitloehner, director of the Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research Center at the University of California, Davis, said he has yet to see the report. But if the FAO does, in fact, recommend people eat less meat, it won’t make a difference in their diets....