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Giving up beef will reduce carbon footprint more than cars, says expert

2014-07-21 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Beefs environmental impact dwarfs that of other meat including chicken and pork, new research reveals, with one expert saying that eating less red meat would be a better way for people to cut carbon emissions than giving up their cars. The heavier impact on the environment of meat production was known but the research shows a new scale and scope of damage, particularly for beef. The popular red meat requires 28 times more land to produce than pork or chicken, 11 times more water and results in...

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