Meating the Challenge?

By 2029, the planet's annual production of meat is expected to rise to 366 million tonnes. Currently, the main producers are China, Brazil, some EU countries and the USA. Brazil, alone, devotes 175 million hectares of its land to cattle rearing. Friends of the Earth and the Heinrich Boll Stiftung have produced their Meat Atlas report (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/07/20-meat-and-dairy-firms-emit-more-greenhouse-gas-than-germany-britain-or-france). The report notes that 20 meat and dairy firms generate more 'greenhouse gases' than the 'domestic emissions' of France, Germany or the UK. In deed, animal agriculture produces some 14.5% of all climate-changing emissions. Meat and dairy producers currently receive circa $478 bn in backing from around 2500 investment firms, banks and pension funds. At the very least, states accommodating animal agriculture, should be unable to pretend that the resulting 'greenhouse gas' emissions are not part of their country's contribution to global heating. Companies offering financial support to the sector, also should be more open to shareholders etc about the environmental impact of their investments. Chew that, along with your steak?