In order to reduce the amount of personal contributions to climate change, families are now being encouraged to switch to a vegetable based diet over red meat.
The idea is part numerous proposals listed by ministers that will hopefully help both the rising cost of food items and the effect meat consumption has on the environment.
One of the biggest contributors to CO2 emissions into the atmosphere is livestock production. However, at the same time farmers are likely to react to the new encouragement of consumers negatively.
Hilary Benn, the Environment Secretary, plans to outline his new vision for farming and food at a conference later this week in Oxford. Coincidently, or not, Benn is already a vegetarian.
The new Food 2030 policy document also contains proposals that will change army camps, hospital grounds, and parks into allotments and attempt to dissuade supermarkets from using buy-one-get-one –free specials.
The average family tosses out about £480 of viable food into the bin every year.
Also within the document is proof that the methane produced by cows makes up four percent of the greenhouse gases emitted in the UK.
A Government source said that livestock production is one of key greenhouse gas emission culprits on a global basis.
People who are growing their own food however as an alternative also face problems, as there are about 1,000 people on a waiting list for allotments.
Farmers are already raising concerns over the new plan because of its potential threat to their livelihood and the repercussions of a wide spread meat free diet.
