Cut Back on Meat as Scientists Warn Livestock Emissions Must Halve Quickly

Cattle graze near a wind turbine at the Muras I wind farm in Muras, Spain.

Photographer: Brais Lorenzo/Bloomberg

Want to help the world meet its climate goals? Then cut back on meat, and start doing it fast.

That’s a takeaway from a major survey of climate scientists and food experts, who warn that global emissions from livestock must halve by the end of the decade to align with the Paris climate agreement.