UN: Meat Consumption Must be Cut to Reduce Greenhouse Gases In
the developed world, citizens take advantage of the enormous
bounty of meat while shopping at markets and dining in
restaurants. For some, a meal can only be classified as real if
it contains some kind of meat in it. According to the UN, the
attitude towards meat consumption has to change, and people must
cut back. This is a necessary step in reducing one of the most
potent greenhouse gases, nitrous oxide (N2O). A recent study by
the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests
that the developed world needs to cut its meat consumption by 50
percent per person by the year 2050. Nitrous oxide typically
does not get the same amount of attention as the greenhouse gas
heavy hitters, carbon dioxide and methane. Nitrous oxide is
actually the third highest contributor to global warming, but is
the most difficult to control. This is because nitrogen is an
essential element in the production of food. Nitrous oxide is
the most potent of the