According to the United Nations, (livestock) is responsible for nearly a fifth of (global) greenhouse gas (emissions), so in Ghent, one day a week from now will be known as 'veggie day'.

Public officials and (politicians) will be the first to give up meat for a day; schoolchildren will follow suit in September. It's (hoped) the move will cut Ghent's carbon footprint and help tackle obesity.

Around ninety (thousand) so called 'veggie street maps' are now being printed to help people find the city's (vegetarian) eateries.

Chris Mason, BBC News, Brussels