Less Meat = Less Heat was the message propagated by Sir Paul McCartney on December 3 when he and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, addressed the European Parliament. Remember to support Meat Free Mondays to do your bit to reduce carbon emissions. Read on to learn more about the European Parliament talks on Climate Change...
Paul McCartney recommended the introduction of onemeatless day per week to help cut CO2 emissions.
"By making a simple change in the way you eat, you are taking part in a world changing campaign"
It was evident that the advice to go vegetarian, or at least reduce meat consumption, made the representatives of the meat industry and some politicians quite hot under their collars. The comparison of tobacco and meat may have frustrated them even further.
Go to source: Evana.org to avail yourself of the speeches given by Dr. Pachauri and Paul McCartnery about the need for personal action to mitigate climate change.
Did You Know?
Livestock consumes 75% of the world's agricultural yields. Today 70% of the Amazon rainforest is now occupied by cattle-feed pastures.
beef requires 15,000 litres of water per 1kg of product
wheat requires 1,300 litres of water per 1kg of product
rice requires 3,400 litres of water per 1kg of product
20 million farm animals and poultry will be slaughtered this year. In 2006 the world produced 5 times as much meat protein than in the 1950's. Why the need for this increase when our forefathers were strong & healthy individuals!
Dr. Rajendra Pachauri says,
If the world continue on the same path it will lead to a disruption of life in several ways. It is likely a dozen countries will become failed states...failed states mean the haven for illegal drugs, weapons, human trafficking, terrorism.... We are all residents of spaceship earth - cutting down on meat consumption would go a long way to help mitigate carbon emissions
