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UN says plant-based diet can fight climate change

08/08/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - World Update, UN says plant-based diet can fight climate change

A major UN study says the West's high consumption of meat is fueling global warming.

A UN panel of experts is about to issue a stark warning that it will be necessary to eat less meat to help reduce global warming.

Also in the programme: One day after a Taliban car bomb kills 14 in Kabul, its spokesman tells BBC that it is "very close" to an agreement with the US; and Indian administered Kashmir remains under a complete lockdown. 

(Photo: A vegan burger meal is prepared at a restaurant in London. Credit: Reuters)

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