UN report eating less red meat not the most effective way to reduce emissions min read

United Nations report that increasing the productivity of livestock and reducing food waste, not eating less meat, is more effective to lower emissions.

UN FAO 2023 report ranked behavioural changes most likely to be effective in achieving a net zero target.

UN FAO 2023 report on livestock low emission pathways ranked the behavioural changes most likely to be effective in achieving a net zero target by 2050.

Top ranking changes included driving productivity, improving genetics, animal welfare and carbon sequestration on farms, whilst reducing red meat consumption was not an effective change to reduce emissions.