“People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help deal with climate change,” the world’s leading authority on global warming has told The Observer.
Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said that people should then go on to reduce their meat consumption even further.
Pachauri, who was re-elected the panel’s chairman for a second six-year term last week, said diet change was important because of the huge greenhouse gas emissions (排放) and other environmental problems associated with raising cattle and other animals. “It was relatively easy to change eating habits compared to changing means of transport,” he said.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has estimated that meat production accounts for nearly a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. These are produced during the production. For example, ruminants (反芻動物), particularly cows, give off a gas called methane, which is 23 times more effective as a global warming agent than CO2.
Pachauri can expect some opposite responses from the food industry to his advice, though last night he was given unexpected support by Masterchef presenter and restaurateur John Torode. “I have a little bit and enjoy it,” said Torode. “Too much for any person is bad. But there’s a bigger issue here: where the meat comes from. If we all bought British and stopped buying imported food, we’d save a huge amount of carbon emissions.”
Professor Robert Watson, the chief scientific adviser for the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, 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,” Watson said.
However, Chris Lamb, head of marketing for pig industry group BPEX, said the meat industry had been unfairly targeted and was working hard to find out which activities had the biggest environmental impact and reduce them. “Some ideas were contradictory,” he said. “For example, one solution to emissions from cattle and other animals was to keep them indoors, but this would damage animal welfare. Climate change is a very young science and our view is there are a lot of simple solutions being proposed.”
【小題1】What is directly related to global warming?
A.Consumption of meat. | B.Growth of cattle. |
C.Methane from ruminants. | D.Processing of meat. |
A.Rajendra Pachauri. | B.John Torode. | C.Robert Watson. | D.Chris Lamb. |
A.we should try to keep away from cattle | B.ruminants should not be left outdoors |
C.the meat industry will soon close down | D.we must do our duty to save the earth |
A.Less meat, slower global warming |
B.More animals, more greenhouse gas |
C.Less imported food, better our environment |
D.Greater diet change, smaller climate change |
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Ea sy Way s to Keep Your Brain SharpEveryone i s forgetful, but a s we age, we start to feel like our brain s are slowing down a bit-and that can be a very annoying thing. 1 Read on for some technique s worth trying.
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People who regularly made plan s and looked forward to upcoming event s had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer' s di sea se(老年性癡呆癥), according to a recent study. 3 Something a s simple a s setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do.There' s evidence that people who have a purpo se in life or who are working on long or short-term goal s appear to do better.In other word s, keep your brain looking forward.
2.Go for a walk.
Mildly rai sed glucose(葡萄糖)level s can harm the area of the brain that help s you form memorie s and phy sical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal level s.In fact, exerci se produce s chemical s that are good for your brain. 4
3.Learn something new.
Take a Spani sh cla s s online, join a drawing club, or learn to play card s.A study found that mental stimulation limit s the weakening effect s of aging on memory and the mind.But the be st thing for your brain i s when you learn something new and are phy sically active at the same time. 5 Or you can ju st go dancing with your friend s.
A.Focu s on the future.
B.Thi s can be e specially harmful to the aged.
C.It should be something like learning gardening.
D.So take a few minute s each day to do some reading.
E.But don't worry if our schedule i sn't filled with life-changing event s.
F.Luckily, re search show s there i s a lot you can do to avoid tho se moment s.
G.In other word s, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.
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Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don’t do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf--- and only 6% of people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of the young people go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day ---30 minutes more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holiday, and have 56 holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren’t spent in the UK---27% are in Spain. 10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn’t very good!
Presents
British people don’t send others expensive presents like other Europeans. They often send chocolates, wine and flowers of good quality(質(zhì)量).
【小題1】 Which food could be more popular among Briti sh adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?
A.A hamburger. | B.Fish and chips. | C.Both. | D.Neither. |
A.men | B.women | C.young people | D.old people |
A.Three hours. | B.Three hours and a half. | C.Two hours. | D.Two hours and a half. |
A.Spain | B.France | C.America | D.Australia |
A.Chocolat es. | B.Wine. | C.Flowers. | D.Money. |
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Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don’t do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf--- and only 6% of people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of the young people go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day ---30 minutes more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holiday, and have 56 holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren’t spent in the UK---27% are in Spain. 10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn’t very good!
Presents
British people don’t send others expensive presents like other Europeans. They often send chocolates, wine and flowers of good quality(質(zhì)量).
1. Which food could be more popular among Briti sh adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?
A. A hamburger. B. Fish and chips. C. Both. D. Neither.
2.Those who are interested in movies are _____.
A. men B. women C. young people D. old people
3.How long do British women spend watching TV every day?
A. Three hours. B. Three hours and a half. C. Two hours. D. Two hours and a half.
4. British people’s favorite country for a holiday is _____.
A. Spain B. France C. America D. Australia
5. What present don’t British people often send?
A. Chocolat es. B. Wine. C. Flowers. D. Money.
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