Lord Stern, hugely influential economist and author of the 2006 Stern Review on the cost of tackling climate change, said in an interview with The Times newspaper, “Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world’s resources.”
Professor Robert Watson, chief scientific adviser for DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) agreed with Lord Stern on the Channel 4 news this afternoon, saying “I think we can all look to see to what degree can we cut down on our meat consumption”. The programme also featured our very own Pat Thomas.