According to an Oxford University study, switching to a plant-based diet is the single most effective thing an individual can do to reduce their environmental impact. Not only do plant-based diets reduce emissions, they also require one quarter less fresh water, 76% less farmland, and reduce acidifying and eutrophying emissions which degrade land and water ecosystems.

Councils such as Oxfordshire County, Cambridge City, Exeter, Faversham and Hythe have made commitments to serve fully plant-based food at catered meetings and events. In London, Lewisham has done the same.

We need to see Islington join this initiative by committing to serve only plant-based fare at catered meetings and events for which it is responsible. Not only will going fully plant-based reduce the council’s own emissions, but it will help to normalise plant-based eating across the borough. By leading the way, the council has the opportunity to encourage wider plant-based dietary shifts, which scientific consensus shows is an essential and effective way to address the climate crisis. 

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Reference:

https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impact-milks

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Sign the petition to encourage Islington council to lead on climate action with fully plant-based catering.