Trump’s Beef Import Plan Could Bring Down Prices — and Drive Up Emissions

Planetary emissions are already in a dangerous phase, scientists warn.

By: Jessica Scott-Reid

Outlets: Sentient

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 771

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

The Trump administration has made moves to bring down beef prices with a proclamation to allow more imported beef. But adding more beef to America’s plates could drive global climate emissions even higher at a time when the planet’s temperature is already expected to overshoot the 1.5 degree Celsius target set nearly a decade ago in the Paris Agreement.

Researchers studying the climate effects of food production have warned that food system …

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