What's the beef?

Louise Gray
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In the wake of the latest climate change report, red meat is back on the agenda as an answer to reducing carbon emissions - but, asks Louise Gray, is it really that simple?

After years of being relegated to p.15, climate change is finally front page news again thanks to two major reports and the controversial comments of a Cabinet Minister. Of course, this is how it should...

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