A new paper by New Zealand and English scientists concludes that going meatless will only have a small impact on a person’s overall lifetime carbon footprint. READ MORE:* Government report challenges claims of carbon-neutral meat farms* Do we really have to stop eating meat to save the planet? One of the report’s authors, Dave Frame, a director of Victoria University's school of geography, environment and earth sciences, said fighting climate change was becoming a more nuanced debate. “Whereas reducing our methane emissions now gives us an immediate beneficial effect. supplied Sam McIvor says beef and lamb farmers are prepared to play their part in the Government’s carbon emissions plan.

Source: Stuff July 07, 2021 05:38 UTC