> Doug riseup.net> wrote:

>> At first sight the motorists who dominate this transport newsgroup
>> might think this thread is not transport related but consider this, a
>> motorist who eats meat contributes about three times as much to global
>> warming than someone who does neither.

>
> At first sight, the comment was made by a noted vegetarian, Dr Rajendra
> Pachauri. Do you think that his views may perhaps be a tad biased by his
> lifestyle choices, and indeed that his views fall outside his area of
> expertise?
>
> Also you failed to quote this section from the same article:
>
> "Professor Robert Watson, the chief scientific adviser for the
> Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, who will also speak
> at tomorrow's event in London, said government could help educate people
> about the benefits of eating less meat, but it should not 'regulate'.
> 'Eating less meat would help, there's no question about that, but there
> are other things,' Watson said."
>
> Why was that, Duhng?