Cut meat consumption by 75 per cent globally to tackle climate change: study
Cut meat consumption by 75 per cent globally to tackle climate change: study
Interview with Prof. Matin Qaim at CTV News Canada / April 26, 2022
"If we want to save the world from climate change, we’re going to have to eat a lot less meat, experts say. In fact, according to a new report, while we don’t all need to become vegetarian, we do need to cut our global meat consumption by at least 75 per cent.
The demand for meat has been drastically increasing beyond the actual dietary needs of the human population for decades, researchers say, despite poor living conditions in factory farm settings and the meat industry’s huge impact on the environment.
"If all humans consumed as much meat as Europeans or North Americans, we would certainly miss the international climate targets and many ecosystems would collapse," Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim of the University of Bonn, an author of the report, said in a press release."
Read Press release by the University of Bonn here: English / German
