China 's new food policy to reduce and control the country 's red meat consumption so as to prevent obesity could also lead to a drastic reduction in China 's emissions as factory farms cause methane pollution . If the Chinese people do reduce their meat consumption by about 50 % , as per their government ’s new dietary guidelines , global climate emissions could also go down by as much as 50 % .
China's new food guidelines to try and curb the country's red meat consumption so as to tackle obesity could also lead to a drastic reduction in China's emissions as factory farms cause methane pollution. If the Chinese people do reduce their meat consumption by about 50%, as per their government’s new dietary guidelines, global climate emissions would also go down by as much as 1.5%.