"Greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions from Europe 's largest meat and dairy companies continue to
rise, according to a new report released on Monday, which also found many
companies polluting the environment with impunity.
The Institute for
Agricultural and Trade Policy (IATP) notes in its report that many large
companies do not have climate-related plans or targets, and that some companies
that have developed such plans raise concerns about so-called ecological
manipulation, so governments should tighten regulation.
The study assessed
35 of the largest beef, pork, poultry and dairy companies headquartered in the
European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK) and Switzerland. Their potential
climate plans and GHG emissions related to their supply chains, in particular
the cattle chains in these chains, have been examined.
The analysis
showed that these companies were responsible for 7% of the European Union's GHG
emissions in 2018, and that the emissions of the top 20 companies exceed the
GHG emissions of the Netherlands, according to a report by a non-profit
organization.
"The climate
impact of Europe's major meat and dairy companies competes with the impact
of fossil fuel giants, but they continue to operate with impunity," said
Shefali Sharma, director of IATP Europe.
"Some
companies that have climate plans use accounting tricks, eco-manipulation and
dubious offsets to divert attention from the fundamental changes needed to
reduce emissions, and pass on many of the costs and risks to farmers in their
supply chains."
Of the 10
companies assessed in the study, the climate impact of seven companies
increased from 2016 to 2018.
Irish beef
producer ABP emissions rose by 45% and German Tonnies, which supplies Aldi, by
30%
In the dairy
sector, emissions from the French companies Danone and Lactalis increased by
15% and 30% respectively between 2015 and 2017, according to the study. "
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