The oil industry is also flooding the conference with delegations.
Both feel threatened by measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions held responsible for climate change.
The big guys don't care; they want the little guys to make all the sacrifices -and suffer the consequences of climate change.
The meat-industry lobby faces opposition from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization which has put the United States on the toip of a list of nations which it said over-consume meats.
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI), which has Canadian members, and the Protein PACT for the People, Animals & Climate of Tomorrow said the entities intend to participate in “high-level engagements,” while Protein PACT is a principal sponsor of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture’s (IICA) Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas Pavilion, according to a release from NAMI.
IICA and the Protein PACT will jointly host a reception on Dec. 8 to celebrate sustainable agriculture of the Americas, with a focus on the role of meat and dairy. Key speakers include IICA Deputy Director Lloyd Day, Meat Institute Chief Strategy Officer Eric Mittenthal, and Uruguayan Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Fernando Mattos Costa.
A report from The Guardian said JBS is planning to come out in “full force” at the summit, along with other big industry hitters such as the Global Dairy Platform. JBS, based in Brazil is the world’s largest meat packer. It has significant facilities in Canada and the U.S.
