Survey: Have You Cut Back on Meat?
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto 
on 09. 2.08
Warren reminds us that livestock contributes 18% of global greenhouse emissions; meat also isn't that healthy in great quantities. The British medical journal Lancet recommends that that the industrial world chomp on 10% less meat to limit greenhouse gas emissions, whilst enhancing human health, going on to say, "For the world's higher-income populations, greenhouse-gas emissions from meat-eating warrant the same scrutiny as do those from driving and flying." 10% doesn't sound so tough.
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