UN deletes tweet to its 12.7m followers that blamed meat for global warming

Australian Agriculture minister led backlash against United Nations

The United Nations headquarters in New York: the inter-governmental organisation of 193 countries has incurred the beef industry’s wrath, led by the Australian Agriculture minister.

The United Nations deleted a Twitter message blaming meat for global warming, after condemnation led by the Australian Government.

Australian Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said the UN should stick to promoting peace and prosperity rather than campaigning against the meat industry.