UN Urges Global Move to Meat and Dairy-Free Diet

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UN Urges Global Move to Meat and Dairy-Free Diet

Lesser consumption of animal products is necessary to save the world from the worst impacts of climate change, UN report says

Felicity Carus guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 June 2010 18.09 BST Article history

A global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of climate change, a UN report said today.

As the global population surges towards a predicted 9.1 billion people by 2050, western tastes for diets rich in meat and dairy products are unsustainable, says the report from United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) international panel of sustainable resource management.

It says: "Impacts from agriculture are expected to increase substantially due to population growth increasing consumption of animal products. Unlike fossil fuels, it is difficult to look for alternatives: people have to eat. A substantial reduction of impacts would only be possible with a substantial worldwide diet change, away from animal products."

Professor Edgar Hertwich, the lead author of the report, said: "Animal products cause more damage than construction minerals such as sand or cement, plastics or metals. Biomass and crops for animals are as damaging as fossil fuels."


http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-diet



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Well, that puts "Oklahoma" issue to rest --

No -- the cattleman and the farmer can't be friends!!

It's an old issue, folks -- as old as Genesis and the Garden of Eden --

Did an apple cause all of that fuss -- or was it animal eating?

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1. Dupe.

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