Eat less meat to avoid dangerous global warming, scientists say

Research led by Oxford Martin School finds widespread adoption of vegetarian diet would cut food-related emissions by 63% and make people healthier tooGrowing food for the world’s burgeoning population is likely to send greenhouse gas emissions over the threshold of safety, unless more is done to cut meat consumption, a new report has found.A widespread switch to vegetarianism would cut emissions by nearly two-thirds, it said. Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 21, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Fiona Harvey Tags: Food Climate change Environment Greenhouse gas emissions World news Vegetarian food and drink Life and style Vegan food and drink Veganism Farming Agriculture Science Meat Source Type: news