| That's debatable. If they're able to influence UN FAO and IPCC (among many others I'm sure), and they are, they kinda do. https://qz.com/ipcc-report-on-climate-change-meat-industry-1... The meat industry blocked the IPCC’s attempt to recommend a plant-based diet https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352100490_Emissions... FAO's work on emissions from animal agriculture may be influenced by the meat industry's interests, potentially affecting their recommendations on reducing meat consumption for environmental reasons. https://www.pcrm.org/news/blog/meat-and-dairy-subsidies-make... Meat and Dairy Subsidies Make America Sick https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/09/academy-nutr... Revealed: group shaping US nutrition receives millions from big food industry https://www.salon.com/2022/11/11/the-meat-industry-is-borrow... The meat industry is borrowing tactics from Big Oil to obfuscate the truth about climate change https://www.americanprogress.org/article/why-the-farm-bill-m... Why the Farm Bill May Be the Highest-Stakes Climate Fight Flying Below the Radar |