UK Nicholas Stern's call to abandon meat to save the planet

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6891362.ece
Climate chief Lord Stern: give up meat to save the planet

People will need to turn vegetarian if the world is to conquer climate change, according to a
leading authority on global warming. In an interview with The Times, Lord Stern of Brentford said: "Meat is a wasteful use of water
and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. .... Direct emissions of methane from cows and pigs is a significant source of greenhouse gases. Methane is 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a global warming gas.
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Lord Stern, who said that he was not a strict vegetarian himself, was speaking on the eve of an
all-parliamentary debate on climate change. His remarks provoked anger from the meat industry.
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Jonathan Scurlock, of the National Farmers Union, said: "Going vegetarian is not a worldwide
solution. .....We don't have a methane-free cow or pig available to us."
On average, a British person eats 50g of protein derived from meat each day - the equivalent of a
chicken breast or a lamb chop. This is a relatively low level for a wealthy country but
between 25 per cent and 50 per cent higher than the amount recommended by the World Health
Organisation.

By Robin Pagnamenta, Energy Editor, The Times