A report published on May 29 by InfluenceMap, a think tank that analyzes the impact of business and finance on climate change, found that the livestock industry has "largely succeeded" in undermining EU policies designed to reduce the impact of meat and dairy sector.

The six policies targeted by the industry include the EU's Farm-to-Fork Strategy, the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive - which aimed to reduce climate pollution such as methane released from farms - and the Sustainable Food Systems Framework, which aims to promote transition to a more sustainable diet.

The report found that three other policies - the review of the EU's agricultural and food support policy, the review of the EU's fruit, vegetables and milk school program and the methane strategy - were also the target of heavy lobbying by meat and dairy interest groups. (Michaela Herrmannová, more at desmog.com)