the trouble wiht meat

´The rise of the global meat culture has been dramatic, with per capita consumption more than doubling since the early 1960s. It is expected to double again by 2050.´ With per capita meat consumption soaring, the meat industry has become one of the main factors in climate change. Michael Bond explains why. RISING grain prices that have triggered riots and protests around the world this year have been blamed on a host of evils: the demand for corn as a source for biofuels, the hike in the cost of oil used to grow and process food, drought in Australia, trade policies. But there is another major cause less spoken of but just as important: our growing appetite for meat.