Not at all surprising. The animal agriculture industry is an unmitigated disaster for the environment.

it isn't possible, so fuck them and go vegan

We knew all along it was impossible. Green washing at its finest. We need to eat much less meat.

"I think we can reduce [emissions], but I don't think we can ever really achieve net zero working with livestock." Caitlin Webb

So, no offence to the livestock industry but this means the rest of Australia needs to commit to alternative protein sources to drive that 11% share of emissions down from the outside.

This means the Government needs to be thinking and acting radically about supporting alternative competing industries like insect protein and the like.