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Climate-Warming Methane Emissions from the World’s Biggest Livestock Companies Are Bigger Than From Major Oil and Gas Companies

Ahead of the United Nations climate talks in Brazil, advocacy groups are pushing for companies and governments to set meaningful emissions targets to lower emissions from livestock.

By Georgina Gustin

Employees walk past the JBS plant in Marshalltown, Iowa. A new report lists the Brazilian meat giant as a top five greenhouse gas emitter. Credit: KC McGinnis/The Washington Post via Getty Images
The JBS meat processing plant in Plainwell, Mich. Credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

The World’s Biggest Meat Company Gets the Greenlight to Go Public on the New York Stock Exchange

By Georgina Gustin

Cattle graze in an area near recent deforestation in the state of Acre, Brazil on July 14, 2022. Credit: Rafael Vilela/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Ranchers Are Using Toxic Herbicides to Clear Forests in Brazil

By Georgina Gustin

Dairy cows are lined up on a farm contracted by the Dairy Farmers of America in Greeley, Colorado. Credit: Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Financing of Meat and Dairy Giants Grows Thanks to Big American Banks and Investors

By Georgina Gustin

Beef cattle are gathered in pens at the JBS Beef Plant in Greeley, Colo. The New York State Attorney General recently filed a lawsuit against JBS, the world’s largest beef company. Credit: Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images

As Legal Challenges Against the Fossil Fuel Industry Notch Some Successes, Are Livestock Companies the Next Target?

By Georgina Gustin

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