"Previous summits saw a..fully supported participation of Civil Society...the UNFSS21 hasn't received any mandate from an intergovernmental decision or process. Instead, the decision was taken by the UN General Secretary, in response to a request made by the World Economic Forum"
"it had crucial support from a few powerful member states & major ‘philanthro-capitalist’ organizations as sponsors. The governance of the Summit remains firmly in the hands of a handful of large international corporations."
"No compunction has been shown in including small-scale food producers, civil society & indigenous peoples’ organizations in a way respecting their autonomy, self-organization, & self-determination"
"The idea that a restricted panel of ‘experts’ should be at the helm of global food system policy is utterly undemocratic...the Summit’s build-up process allows the global power elites..to once again legitimize themselves as architects of the future of our food system"
"we cannot consider the @FoodSystems summit as a legitimate multilateral governmental space allowing the autonomous participation of Civil Society. The process towards the UNFSS also clearly shows the increasing corporate capture of some important @UN Bodies"
"There are clear indications that corporate interests will control the Summit, evident from the fact that it originates from a partnership between the World Economic Forum (@WEF) & the @UN Secretary-General" @antonioguterres
The @WEF-@UN partnership agreement..has de facto provided transnational corporations preferential & deferential access to the UN System. [It] raises serious concerns about the integrity of the UN as a multilateral system & its independence & impartiality"
"Moreover, many UN agencies, including UNICEF, UNDP, WHO & UNESCO, have engaged in partnerships with major transnational companies...The result is that we see more and more UN policies that put private interests & speculation above public interests"
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Are #vegan diets really the 'single biggest way' to reduce our carbon footprints & environmental impact on the planet? We argue that this is a highly misleading claim & that the evaluation of dietary change comes with a lot of context & complexity
1) Global data shouldn't be used to evaluate local contexts
Regional differences are important & due to very large variations in feed digestibility, slaughter age & weight, climate conditions, management, sociocultural factors, & nutrient security.
2) Further mitigation is possible
A lot of margin is left for higher productivity, feed strategies, veterinary care, smart use of manure, & herd management. A reduction of waste, the re-use of meat-processing by-products, & the valorization of biogas also hold potential.
As if @ProfKlausSchwab is talking here: "Earth..finishes a transformation..that allows a New Earth to be birthed..#TheGreatConjunction represents a changing of an era..As our world view changes, so too does society & the way we choose to approach things"
Marketeers are geniuses: "And what if we tell them our product is in their best interest?"👼
"Companies that aim to win converts to green products need to convince consumers that they’re also acting in their own best interests" wsj.com/articles/beyon…
You can't make this up: "Beyond Meat’s founder...has long preached this gospel: The quest to get people to save the planet has to include the promise they are saving themselves" 😜
"Our mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food technology by 2035. We’re dead serious about it ... It’s #gameover for the incumbent [meat] industry—they just don’t realize it yet” vegnews.com/2020/12/imposs…
It outlines perfectly why FoP systems such as #Nutriscore are so deceitful and why they're favorites of transnational corporations.
The "nutrient focus distracts from the effects of the highly processed, deconstituted, and chemically transformed ingredients and additives"
These corporations play out the "strategy of credibility engineering—by publishing studies in academic journals" & "commodifying nutritional advances around which there is much promise & hype"
Illustrated by the astonishing example below. Thread 👇
Looks like a good day (since it's my B-day 🙃) to introduce you to a pet project I've been working on.
#ALEPH2020 makes the point that animal agriculture needs to be appreciated for the many benefits it offers to humanity, not vilified based on simplisms. aleph-2020.blogspot.com
Humans are omnivores. Eating along an animal/plant gradient, with animal foods at 20-90% of the energy intake of hunter gatherer communities. The #PlanetaryHealthDiet (dietary part of #TheGreatReset), brings it down to levels unknown in ancestral models. With red meat at 1% 🧐
100% plants also allowed. Populations that are situated in the proposed range do exist, however. But they're also characterized by high levels of stunting in infants & children. Correlation >< causation, sure. But still looks like a dangerous experiment. Don't let them fool you.