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More than 50 scientists say we must reach 'peak meat' by 2030 to save the planet from climate change

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has established “Meatless Mondays” in public schools, a step Bloomberg Opinion recommended for everyone. TIME suggested this year that Americans go meatless for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Now, more than 50 scientists have published a letter in the journal Lancet Planetary Health recommending setting 2030 “as the peak year for meat consumption, after which it needs to drop dramatically” — though other scientists would argue that 2030 would be too late to bring the planet back from extinction.

We guess that means we have just over 10 years to eat the world’s meat supply.

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