Campaign groups are outraged that EU money is being used to promote meat consumption, when most research suggests that eating less meat is better for people and planet.
A coalition of organisations led by Slow Food is protesting the decision by the EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan, who is from Ireland, to allocate €15m to promote meat consumption in Europe.
The letter, which was also signed by Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and the European Health Alliance, said that 14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions were attributable to meat consumption, and also referred to studies linking livestock production to deforestation, biodiversity loss, soil degradation and water depletion.
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Published Friday 18 November 2016
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