Spanish should eat less meat to limit climate crisis, says minister

Alberto Garzon wants public to recognise impact of megafarms on the environment and change its eating habits

Eating less meat will play a key role in helping Spain mitigate the effects of the climate emergency, slow the process of desertification, and protect its vital tourism industry, the country's consumer affairs minister has said.

Alberto Garzon said people in Spain needed to realise the huge impact that eating meat - particularly beef raised on industrial megafarms - had on the environment, and to change their eating habits accordingly.