Go vegan to save planet? British exhibition looks at eco cost of meat

The 'Meat The Future' show uses interactive installations, a virtual supermarket, fake shelves and works from artists including Damien Hirst to highlight the environmental costs of meat consumption, which has tripled worldwide in 50 years. Photo: Handout

Science and art collide in a new British exhibition which opened on Friday and hopes to raise awareness about the environmental impact of eating meat, while promising a guilt-free look at the "difficult problem".

"Globally we eat too much meat, and we need to reduce it," said Kelly Richards, exhibition officer at Oxford University's Natural History Museum.