Would you give up your steak to save the planet?
A leading climate change expert has said that we should stop eating red meat in order to protect our environment.
Environmental campaigner John Gibbons says that red meat is "unbelievably emissions-intensive."
"If we consider down the high emissions route, we're going to fail very badly for our kids and their kids. We're leaving them a legacy of ruin."
Cormac Healy, Senior Executive of Meat Industry Ireland, disagrees. He feels it's "irresponsible and missing the point" to cut out red meat from our diets: "Irish agriculture is one of the most efficient and environmentally sustainable production systems in the world."
Listen to the full interview below:
