Swedish report urges EU to halve its meat consumption to meet eco goals

The European Union will not meet its goal of a 20% reduction in carbon emissions unless its citizens cut their beef, mutton and dairy consumption in half, a new Swedish study claims.

Swedish scholars David Bryngelsson and Stefan Wirsenius have published a report which suggests EU citizens should be pushed to eat poultry and pork, whose husbandry produces significantly less greenhouse gas emissions.

The report’s authors suggest people will not have to cut out meat altogether, but will have to be more selective in their diet.