The CTI report says there will be no need for new coal mines, oil demand will peak around 2020, and growth in gas will
disappoint industry expectations if world leaders agree and then implement the policies needed to meet the UN commitment to keep climate change below 2 ˚C − the threshold agreed by most governments.
Animal welfare advocates, farmers, academics and consumers are
disappointed that the government department responsible for draft
industry standards for poultry welfare released in late 2017 colluded with the industrial livestock
industry before the release, and failed to meet
expectations to phase out battery cages.