“Global elites [..] are so caught up in their climate virtue signaling, from which many hope to benefit financially through investments in green energy, that they are slow to notice that they are completely detached from reality” theepochtimes.com/un-and-world-e…
"Few of those imposing regulations on farmers have ever set foot on a farm. By virtue of the power & wealth these people already have, they are shielded from the consequences of the misguided policies they impose on the rest of the world. That burden is borne by ordinary people"
"Sri Lanka’s disaster offers a preview of what will happen to the US & Europe if policymakers continue [..] It’s not a war on farming; it’s a war on small farming & independent farmers [..] It’s a war in support of elite, large-scale agricultural industries.”
"even though the UN SDGs speak of helping small-scale food producers [,] policymakers are “in the pocket” of major corporate interests including Conagra, BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard & others [..] They would just as soon have all their small competitors put out of business"
"Fink, who serves on the board of the powerful Council on Foreign Relations & works closely with the WEF, is a key architect of the push to impose “environmental, social, governance” metrics [#ESG] This is the super-rich foisting their values on the rest of us”
Have you heard of @c40cities? If not you better inform yourself. Here's a 🧵outlining what they're planning for you if you live in a global city like Paris, London, Milan, Beijing, Toronto, or NYC.
As usual, it sound noble in theory: it's about saving the planet. But start looking at some of the funders and partners, and it should set the alarm bells ringing. Discover for yourself: c40.org/funders-partne…
So let's get to the specifics: what does it mean for ordinary citizens living in these cities (and, obviously, not for the elites driving this initiative)?
Outlined in their headlines report: arup.com/perspectives/p…
👉fao.org/3/cc0946en/cc0…
Key messages of the 1st component of a global assessment of the contribution of #livestock & terrestrial animal source foods (TASF) to #FoodSystems by the @fao. Honoured to have been part of the Scientific Advisory Committee that guided its development.
And look 👉 Christiana "we-have-to-disrupt-the-food-system" Figueres also has a brother: ex-president of Costa Rica & ex-executive director of the World Economic Forum (#WEF).
But he had to step down, here's why: swissinfo.ch/eng/wef-direct…
High-income countries eat excessive amounts of red meat? Actually no: they may eat more processed meats & dairy, but the intake of red meat, seafood & eggs is lower than the world average. Both for adults & children. thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…
Geographical distribution of meat intake: highest levels in Asia and Latin America.
Interesting perspective on the intake of animal source foods (note that poultry data are absent, which is unfortunate):
Why is #NutriScore so ♥️ & pushed by #BigFood multinationals producing ultra-processed foods? Shouldn't they oppose it?
Nope. This article explains it well: stories.publiceye.ch/en/nestle-mexi…
"the introduction of warning labels in Latin America is probably one of the main reasons”
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"To state the obvious: compared to black warning labels, the traffic light has clear advantages [..]: first of all, a colourful scale looks significantly more decorative than a black “STOP” sign"
"while the system used in Mexico or Chile “denounces” an excess of a certain substance, #Nutriscore allows the possibility to compensate for negative nutritional properties with positive ones"
Situation in the #Netherlands: while #FarmerProtests are blocking the country, #WEF-linked ruling parties are collapsing. Out of nowhere: Farmer-Citizen Movement becoming 2nd party in the polls.
"the #WEF announced the European Food Innovation Hub will be established in Wageningen [leading Dutch agri-food university] Rutte announced that the Netherlands will host the Global Coordinating Secretariat of the Food Innovation Hubs" wur.nl/en/newsarticle…