Sir Paul McCartney asks for meat-free day
Sir Paul McCartney carried on the example of his late wife, Linda, in calling for a meat-free day.
But his cause is a different one to hers, which was animal activism. Sir Paul, rather, is asking consumers to go meat-free once a week for the benefit of the planet in a bid to fight global warming.
Sir Paul’s comments came ahead of an address he will make on Thursday to the European Union. He said: “By making a simple change in the way you eat, you are taking part in a world-changing campaign where what’s good for you is also good for the planet. Having one designated meat-free day a week is a meaningful change that everyone can make. Above all, remember that the future begins with the actions we take now.”
He explained: “A lower-meat diet could see greenhouse gases reduced by as much as 80 percent. Western countries currently eat meat at least seven times a week, but using a series of projected world diets, latest reports recommend reducing that to twice or three times a week.”
Sir Paul, a longtime environmental activist who does not eat meat, will work with UN heavyweights in Brussels on the project and incorporate the essence of his campaign into a scheduled performance there.
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