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British people are eating 17% less red meat on a daily basis than they were ten years ago, according to a new study. To make up for it, the consumption of fish and...

British people are eating 17% less red meat on a daily basis than they were ten years ago, according to a new study. To make up for it, the consumption of fish and white meat has increased, and so has the number of people choosing to be vegetarian and vegan, which rose by 3%. Green MP Caroline Lucas stated that this was a “minimum” if the nation is serious about slashing its emissions. The production of all meat – and particularly red meat – is particularly harmful to the environment, and represents about 14.5% of total emissions.

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