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Mar 31, 2023 3 tweets 4 min read Read on X
Distilled's report exposes the influence of gov lobbying on the 2023 #IPCCReport. An early draft proposed more plant-based diets. But this was changed in favour of "balanced diets" including "animal sourced food". How should the scientific community respond? Open letter coming Image
Read more from Michael Thomas's (@curious_founder) great report here:
distilled.earth/p/how-meat-and…. Read
the last section for the response to lobbying from IPCC lead authors.
Stunning.

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