Meat trade as big a climate change culprit as oil industry

LAST year, three of the world’s largest meat companies — JBS, Cargill, and Tyson Foods — emitted more greenhouse gases than France, and as much as some big oil companies.

LAST year, three of the world’s largest meat companies — JBS, Cargill, and Tyson Foods — emitted more greenhouse gases than France, and as much as some big oil companies. 

And yet, while energy giants, like Exxon and Shell, have been criticised for fuelling climate change, the corporate meat and dairy industries have largely avoided scrutiny.