Sir Paul McCartney, an outspoken vegetarian and animal rights activist, is urging the world to reduce its meat consumption. McCartney believes that “less meat equals less heat” and will present his findings to the European Parliament on December 3.  This comes just one week before world leaders converge in Copenhagen for the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference.

In an article written for Parliament Magazine, McCartney states that if developed countries encouraged "healthier, lower-meat diets, and food were distributed more equally at a global level, then options for providing sufficient food and fuel would be greatly expanded." He continues, "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.”

McCartney believes that everyone can make a difference by having at least one meat-free day each week.  Follow me on Twitter