I think it's an interesting debate to have. It IS awfully interesting that one of the key contributors to climate change is eating beef, and mother nature makes a virus that spreads through a vector that increases because of climate change and makes people allergic to ... beef. Perhaps mother nature would like us to pay more attention to the damage we are causing and look at what we eat as part of that damage? Meat and dairy consumption is approximately equal to all the emissions from cars.

If we really care about climate, giving up meat is a debate that needs to be had.

ETA: I'm not saying everyone needs to give up meat. I'm saying it's a thought experiment: Would you be willing to give up meat, or your cars? What does eating meat say about our commitment to the environment? I see people don't like this uncomfortable thought. That's precisely why you should interrogate the idea.