10 Mar 2020 --- The UK needs to halve its meat consumption by 2050 if climate targets are to be met. This is according to a new government-funded report into how Britain will achieve carbon neutrality within the next 30 years. It points to significant reductions in lifestyle – namely the way the nation eats – and livestock production for dairy and meat, which may need to be cut by up to 50 percent rather than 20 percent as previously recommended.