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U.N. report obscures meat’s true climate impact

By measuring only direct emissions, the U.N. unintentionally makes a massive polluter look much more innocent than it is.

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Arielle Samuelson
Oct 30, 2024
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See, they’re hiding from climate change. Source: Getty

A United Nations climate report made headlines last week with a stark warning: the planet is on track to heat by 2.6 to 3.1 degrees Celsius within the century.

The Emissions Gap Report says world leaders have continuously failed to fulfill their climate pledges for nearly a decade, thereby putting eco…

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