Week 14: I resolve to reduce my meat intake by one meal a week to reduce the impact of my lifestyle on the environment.
Date: 07-Apr-09
Meat production has a significant impact on the environment – water use, land clearing, transportation, processing, refrigeration, distribution and overall greenhouse gas emissions really take their toll on our environment. It takes up to 50,000 litres of water to produce just 1kg of beef. For a family of four, eating one less meal of red meat a week could reduce your greenhouse gas emissions by as much as buying a hybrid car!
I’ll try Meatless Monday or expand my cooking repertoire by making some fresh vegie kebabs or vegetarian pizza. For more information and tasty ideas I’ll visit www.vegiedelights.com.au or www.vegsoc.org
Commitment Statement
I will reduce my meat intake by one meal a week to reduce the impact of my lifestyle on the environment.