欧盟2月4日在法国斯特拉斯堡举行的27国议会形成一项题为“气候变化 ─ 2050年：今天决定未来”("Climate change - 2050: The future begins today")的决议中警告畜牧业的温室气体排放，并敦促减少肉食的消费。该决议有关内容的109条原文如下：
109. Recognises that the cultivation of cereals and soya as feed for livestock is responsible for substantial greenhouse gas emissions; recalls the report entitled "Livestock's Long Shadow" issued by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in November 2006, which states that the livestock industry is responsible for 18% of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions; considers that a switch from intensive livestock production to extensive sustainable systems should be encouraged while total meat consumption also needs to be reduced, in particular in industrialised countries;
该条款援引了联合国粮农组织的报告《牲畜的巨大阴影：环境问题与选择》中的数据：畜牧业排放的温室气体占排放总量的18%。决议还决定减少畜牧业的补助，以减少甲烷的排放。
该决议在2月12日欧盟气候变化临时委员会(European Parliament's Temporary Committee on Climate Change)获得到通过。欧洲议会瑞典议员詹斯·荷姆表示，畜牧业是气候变化的最大元凶，此次对于减少肉食消费的广泛支持具有很大的历史意义。
欧盟计划在2020年将温室气体以1990年的的基础上减少20%。