The Politics of Protein: Examining claims about livestock, fish, ‘alternative proteins’ and sustainability,

IPES-Food (2022). The Politics of Protein: Examining claims about livestock, fish, ‘alternative
proteins’ and sustainability, #104 p.

This report sheds light on misleading generalisations that dominate public discussion about meat and protein, and warns of the risks of falling for meat techno-fixes.

With the climate crisis and threats to food security mounting, meat and protein are firmly in the spotlight.

Big meat, dairy and seafood companies are fast rolling out a range of technologies - such as plant-based alternatives, lab-grown meat, and precision livestock and fish-farming - with the backing of governments worldwide.

But IPES-Food warns that a number of misleading claims dominate public discussion about meat and protein, leading to a disproportionate focus on ‘protein’, a systematic failure to account for differences between production systems and world regions — and ultimately to the wrong solutions.

Read the executive summary:  EN | FR | ES | PT 

 

Read the full report [EN]

 

Read the infosheet: Fake meat in the spotlight [EN]