Can Vegetarians save the world ?

A small town in Belgium has gone meat-free one day a week. A sign of things to come, says one food historian

For decades, environmental arguments against eating meat have been largely the preserve of vegetarian websites and magazines. Just two years ago it seemed inconceivable that significant numbers of western Europeans would be ready to down their steak knives and graze on vegetation for the sake of the planet. The rapidity with which this situation has changed is astonishing.

Tristram Hunt visits a small town in Belgium that has gone meat-free one day a week | Environment | The Guardian