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Animalconcerns Community, Tue, 5 Jul 2005 23:51:00 -0400Climate change could be reduced if mankind swapped their pork chopsfor tofu sausages, according to new research.A scientist claims ditching meaty meals in favour of nut roasts coulddo more to cut greenhouse gas emissions than burning less oil and gas.The radical new theory argues livestock animals bred to be eatenproduce 21% of the carbon dioxide attributed to humans. So by tradingthe traditional Sunday roast for an environmentally-friendly mung beancasserole, damaging emissions can be slashed.The innovative new theory would mean the mass slaughter of all livestock.Author of the new anti-climate-change strategy Alan Calverd outlinedhis plan in this month's issue of Physics World.He argued vegetarianism had no adverse health effects and his proposalrequired no new technology. It would free up huge swathes of farmlandwhich could be used to produce biofuels to further cut C02 emissions.He said: "I am not a vegetarian or an animal-rights advocate nor am Ieven convinced that carbon dioxide is a significant contributor toclimate change.--full story:http://icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk/thejournal/ukandworld/tm_objectid=15704107 & method=full & siteid=50081 & headline=vegetarianism--could-help-climate--name_page.html