How being vegetarian does more harm to the environment than eating meat

By Fiona Macrae
It is a claim guaranteed to wipe the smug smile off vegetarians’ faces. Meat-free diets can be bad for the planet, say researchers.
Vegetarians and green activists have long taken pleasure in telling those who enjoy a good steak that livestock farming is a major source of harmful greenhouse gases.
Lord Stern, one of the world’s leading climate change economists, caused uproar among Britain’s farmers in October when he said that cutting down on meat was good for the planet. Read More…