One in three ditch meat due to climate change

Some 35% of people in Ireland said they have often or occasionally chosen not to eat meat for environmental reasons over the past year, a new survey has found.

About one in three people in Ireland (35%) said they have often or occasionally chosen not to eat meat for environmental reasons over the past year, a new survey has found.

The countrywide survey of 4,000 people which was carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also found that over the next year, about six in 10 people (61%) will more frequently buy from a company that has taken steps to reduce climate change.