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SIR � With climate change making headlines and many people unsure of
what they can do to help, giving up meat has become an increasingly
realistic choice. It is certainly an understated fact that farmed animals produce more
greenhouse gas emissions (18%) than the world�s entire transport system
(13.5%). A recent report in The Lancet written by an international team
of scientists emphasised the health and environmental benefits of
vegetarianism and recognised �reducing demand for meat as the only real
option� for tackling the threat that cattle farming presents to
environmental stability. The Vegetarian Society has produced a report about how diet impacts
on the environment. Why it�s Green to Go Vegetarian is available at
www.vegsoc.org/environment,
or you can call 0161 925 2000 for a free copy of the booklet which
explains why vegetarians� meat and fish-free lifestyle reduces their
impact on the environment. Given the recently (and perennially) publicised links between the
consumption of red meat and serious health risks the time has never been
better to consider a positive lifestyle change. Western Mail Return to Letters by J. M. Gilheany |
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