Eat less meat to stifle methane emissions and slow global
warming, scientists say  Thu, 2007-09-13 11:36Bill Miller Bill
Miller's picture   The Lancet said reducing global red-meat
consumption by 10 per cent would reduce the animal gases that
contribute to global warming. With world demand for meat
increasing, however, experts fear increased livestock production
will mean more methane and nitrous oxide heating up the planet.
In China, for example, people are eating double the amount of
meat they used a decade ago.  Other ways of reducing greenhouse
gases from farming, like feeding animals higher-quality grains,
would only have a limited impact on cutting emissions, leaving
reduced demand for meat as the only viable option.  The amount
of meat eaten varies considerably. In developed countries,
people typically eat about 224 grams per day. In Africa, most
people only get about 31 grams a day. A Lancet author said if
the global average were 90 grams per day, that would prevent the
levels of gases from speeding