IFA slams Swedish eco study

Reducing meat consumption in Europe will not solve global climate challenges, said IFA environment chairman Harold Kingston.

The IFA spokesman said a Swedish study suggesting Europeans would need to halve their red meat consumption for the EU to meet its carbon emission reduction targets of 20% by 2020 was “farcical”.

He said climate change researchers would do better to develop credible proposals for transport and energy, which make up 90% of the emissions in the EU, rather than pursuing unrealistic meat-free proposals.