In this report, NGO Changing Markets Foundation investigates the scale of corporate capture at COP30 by the meat industry, shines a spotlight on the agricultural methane blind spot and unpacks how key climate policies are being weakened. 

This briefing by the Food Foundation aims to support food system stakeholders in how to map out and implement pathways to reduce meat consumption, in light of government and private sector inaction. 

This article argues that Brazil’s JBS and China’s WH Group grew into global meat giants through state support, accelerating consolidation and environmental harm. Despite national backing, they now primarily serve transnational capital. Scholars argue for a global competition treaty to curb unchecked corporate power.