Vice President Vincent Siew urged people in Taiwan Monday to live healthier lifestyles by eating locally grown vegetables and less meat to help cut greenhouse gas emissions and build an eco-friendly country. Siew made the remarks while presiding over a ceremony organized by the Taiwan Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD) to call on the public to have a meat-free day on the first of every month. Siew said the government has announced that one of its main goals of the year is to reduce carbon emissions and slow the pace of climate change, which has created an enormous impact on people's lives and will have an even greater effect on the next generation. More than 200 companies have agreed to take part in the campaign, the effects of which are expected to become evident soon, Siew said. There is a desire worldwide to eat less meat, since the livestock industry emits a huge volume of methane into the atmosphere, which contributes to climate change, said BCSD President Jian You-shin at the ceremony. 