Meat, Methane, and Missed Targets

The UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) wants the public to cut 260g of meat per week - roughly two doner kebabs or two fry-ups - by 2040. The goal? To keep the country on track for net zero by 2050.

The CCC’s seventh Carbon Budget lays out recommendations for achieving this. Alongside the suggested 25% cut in meat consumption (rising to 35% by 2050), t…