UN Calls On Western Nations , to Reduce Meat Consumption .<br />Fox News reports that a United Nations agency overseeing <br />food and agriculture is expected to release a road map <br />calling on the West to significantly reduce meat consumption.<br />Fox News reports that a United Nations agency overseeing <br />food and agriculture is expected to release a road map <br />calling on the West to significantly reduce meat consumption.<br />The upcoming COP28 <br />climate summit is set to <br />begin on November 30.<br />The UN's Food & Agriculture Organization <br />(FAO) is expected to release a <br />road map for its global food system. .<br />'Bloomberg' reported that the road map to reducing global <br />greenhouse gas emissions will reportedly urge nations <br />that "over consume meat" to drastically limit consumption. .<br />The failure of leading meat <br />and dairy companies to reduce <br />emissions underlines the urgent <br />need for more policy focus on <br />the food and agriculture sector, Jeremy Coller, Chair and founder of the FAIRR Initiative, via Fox News.<br />Food system emissions deserve a place <br />at the top of the table, alongside energy <br />and transport, as they represent an <br />estimated third of greenhouse gas <br />emissions and 40% of methane, Jeremy Coller, Chair and founder of the FAIRR Initiative, via Fox News.<br />Investors hope the first-ever publication<br />of a food and agriculture road map at <br />COP28 this month will catalyze the <br />transition to 1.5 degrees and a more <br />sustainable food system, Jeremy Coller, Chair and founder of the FAIRR Initiative, via Fox News.<br />Fox News reports that the FAO's recommendations, which are <br />non-binding, seek to guide policy on reducing the impact <br />of climate change on the global agricultural industry.<br />According to a study in the journal 'Nature Food,' the <br />global food system produces 18 billion tons of carbon <br />dioxide every year, about 34% of total global emissions.<br />FAO data suggests that livestock is responsible <br />for about 14.5% of the world's total <br />greenhouse gas emissions
