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Britain may need to go back to 2nd World War-style rationing if climate change runs out of control, environment minister Ben Bradshaw has warned (quoted in This Is London).

"Cutting out meat would go a long way towards stabilising climate change"

Mr Bradshaw pointed out that food production did just as much damage as private transport and housing.

He spoke out as a new government website advised shoppers to help the planet by avoiding meat and dairy.

The government's Greener Food website makes clear that eating beef, lamb, chicken and dairy products contributes to global warming because of the energy and land needed to rear animals. Sheep and cows also emit harmful methane gas.

The Vegan Society has made a media release on this that you can use.