COP26 latest news: Vallance warns people must change diets - but Sunak says 'I'm not telling anyone to eat less meat'

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'The behavioural changes we make are critically important.' uksciencechief Sir Patrick Vallance says 'little things' like cutting down on meat, cycling to work, and reducing flying 'all add up to make a difference' in tackling climate change. KayBurley

Small changes like reduction in meat consumption 'add up across millions'

Sir Patrick said:"Of course the technologies will be important to get this at scale, the things that we need at scale from home heating through to electric vehicles through to new sustainable aircraft fuels through to industry cement and other things that add to carbon burden.Asked about Mr Sunak's decision to cut domestic air passenger travel duty, Sir Patrick said:"This is not a UK specific issue.

He said:"Of course all the little things that we do as individuals help as well to get this in the right place.Coming up on Sky News Ms Reeves added:"Those are the wrong decisions and I find it astonishing the week before COP26 when we're supposed to be showing global leadership ... the chancellor yesterday did nothing of the sort.

"It's about utilising the technologies we have now, getting them in place as soon as we can at scale... and making sure we use both technology and natural actions and behavioural changes. Asked if COP26 could succeed without Russia and China, Sir Patrick said:"That's into the political space.""It's going to need listening to indigenous voices as well for some solutions that may be very relevant locally or indeed more broadly," he said.The Middle Eastern country has launched a national climate change action plan, which aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030.

 

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