On China Central Television (CCTV-9), news 
journalist Wang Mangmang is host of a program series called “My Low 
Carbon Life” and reported recently how being veg is catching on in China
 as a way to curb climate change. 
She went on to say that this 
trend is actually being set by the younger generation. Dong Ziyang, 
manager of the organic vegetarian Jintai Catering Club said, “The 
average age of our customers is under 33 years old... 
Young people 
are more environmentally aware and more open to new ideas.” The 
journalist also cited the United Nations report on animal agriculture 
generating more greenhouse gases than all the transportation in the 
world combined, and concerns about livestock being the cause of 
environmental desertification and deforestation. 
She stated, “As
 more and more people strive for a low-carbon lifestyle, the 
climate-diet equation is becoming more prominent.”  
Our 
appreciation and applause, journalist Wang Mangmang and CCTV for sharing
 the eco-statement being made by the low-carbon diet. 
Blessed be
 such programs as yours in benefiting many viewers as well as the 
animals and our Earth.  Speaking during a May 2009 videoconference in 
Togo, Supreme Master Ching Hai highlighted the key role of the younger 
generation in being good stewards for the environment.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: I’m happy to
 see young people especially involved in endeavors like this, which 
contributes to human health and also the planet.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: They are 
also often the most open-minded people. They are intelligent, they are 
easy, they are an impressionable and honest group of people. 
Once
 they make a connection of global warming to their lives, they may 
really decide to do something. 
Especially if they understand 
that what they do can truly make a difference, they may be the first 
ones to take action. 
They can be true heroes, by being vegan and
 spread the news of this solution. They can save lives, including their 
own, but also of people all over the world, and countless animal lives 
around the world. 
The young people are oftentimes the most ready
 to change their lifestyle if they see a reason for it. Their age group 
is also, in many cases, the first one to see that veganism is good, it 
is correct. 
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