The report titled "The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5 C World" put forward this recommendation. It was first published in 2019 and re-emphasized four years later. The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the Arup Group and the University of Leeds were the ones responsible for this paper.
The report highlighted the urgency of reducing what it calls "consumption-based emissions," stressing that these must be slashed by at least 50 percent by 2030. It identified food, construction, clothing, vehicles, aviation and electronics as key sectors that require rapid action. To achieve this objective, it outlined limitations on meat and dairy consumption, clothing purchases, and air travel.
A separate study conducted by the three entities zoomed in on how food consumption in the C40 group of cities is also a significant driver of climate change. The said study titled "Addressing Food-Related Consumption-Based Emissions in C40 Cities" was presented at the EAT Forum in the Swedish capital Stockholm.
The study presented at Stockholm claimed that in 2017, food represented 13 percent of the total consumption-based emissions in the world's largest cities. It warned that this could rise by 38 percent by 2050 if no action is done. (Related: Switching to a vegetarian diet can increase longevity by 20 percent and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.)
Moreover, it also highlighted the excessive dairy consumption in Europe as "more than double the recommended healthy and sustainable levels." North Americans were not spared, as the report decried their consumption of 600 calories about the recommended intake. C40 Executive Director Mark Watts ultimately remarked that reducing meat and dairy consumption, alongside other steps, can create a "sustainable future".
How about eliminating positions those clowns hold, and reduce their negativity cloaked in Tyrannical rule?
ReplyDeleteThe world will breathe so much better when their hate is reduced to ashes, IMO!