From Mastodon
- Australian beef producers are not responsible for deforestation, according to advice from the federal Agriculture Department to Minister Murray Watt.
- However, Queensland government data shows that 418,656 hectares of woody vegetation were cleared in the state in 2019-20.
- An analysis by the Wilderness Society found that beef production was linked to 66% of land clearing in Queensland in 2019-20, where threatened species were known or likely to live.
- Australia is considered one of the world's deforestation hotspots and is committed to halting forest loss by 2030.
- Trade negotiations with the European Union regarding increased access for Australian farm exports are complicated by concerns about deforestation.
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Yeah and this just in burning fossil fuels doesn't cause fossil fuel emissions to rise.
We all contribute to the environmental impact. We should aim to reduce emissions.
Remind me to stop clearing hundreds of thousands of hectares of bush on my day off.
