Spanish should eat less meat to limit climate crisis, says minister
Rows of dry-cured Jamon Iberico de bellota (acorns) in the Estrella de Castilla factory in Guijuelo, near Salamanca, Spain. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
Eating less meat will play a key role in helping Spain mitigate the effects of the climate emergency, slow the process of desertification, and protect its vital tourism industry, the country’s consumer affairs minister has said.
Alberto Garzón said people in Spain needed to realise the huge impact that eating meat – particularly beef raised on industrial megafarms – had on the environment, and to change their eating habits accordingly.
