China commits to reducing meat consumption by 50 percent

The link between meat consumption and climate change is strong. So strong, in fact, that the Chinese government has committed to a new plan to cut the country’s meat consumption by 50 percent. For a nation that consumes 28 percent of the world’s meat, nearly half the planet’s pork, and is one of the top three most polluted countries on Earth, slashing meat consumption may be a huge challenge, but the rewards will be immense if the plan is successful. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/20/chinas-meat-consumption-climate-change China’s...

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