Eat less meat to help climate change, scientist says

With just days to go before the climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, the meat industry is being targeted by environmentalists.

The UN’s top climate scientist says a reduction in meat consumption would help combat global warming.

Its claimed that the farming of meat contributes to 18 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions, more than transportation.

Nicole Itano reports for Al Jazeera from Greece, where eating less meat is traditional.

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