NYC Mayor Eric Adams has thrown his support behind campaigners demanding a ’fair and accessible’ plant-based food system…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams has endorsed an initiative calling for a ‘fair and accessible’ plant-based food system.
The politician ditched animal products after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2016, and regularly uses his platform to promote veganism.
Under his leadership, New York City has welcomed many pro plant-based programs. These include Plant-Powered Fridays, which helps put more vegan foods into public schools.
NYC Mayor backs Plant Based Treaty
Now, Adams has thrown his support behind campaigners Ellen Dent and Mariana Guagnini.
The duo will head to the UN Headquarters in NYC for “Plant Based Treaty Day” to distribute plant-based food to the community.
They will also demand action to address ‘escalating greenhouse gas emissions’ from the food sector while world leaders review the 17 Sustainable Development Gaols (SDGs).
‘We save lives’
“When we change our dinners, we change our destinies, and in doing so, we save lives,” Adams said in a recent citation.
“We can craft a future fuelled by clean, healthy, and tasty energy that allows us to reach new heights and achieve the impossible.
“As the UN hosts its SDG Summit, Plant Based Treaty distributes delectable plant-based food to any passing individuals who live, work or visit the five boroughs in an effort to welcome more people into the movement.”
Adams added: “On this occasion… I’m pleased to commend Plant Based Treaty for its efforts to forge a healthful, equitable and sustainable New York City.”
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Mayor Eric Adams is endorsing Plant Based Treaty's initiative calling for a ‘fair and accessible’ plant-based food system. Photo © Plant Based Treaty
Sustainability goals
In a statement sent to Vegan Food & Living, Dent stressed how NYC cannot meet its sustainability goals without shifting to a plant-based food system.
“Animal agriculture is the leading cause of methane, land use change, deforestation in the Amazon and species extinction,” she said.
Dent also claimed a plant-based food system would ‘allow us to rewild more than 75 per cent of farmland to restore biodiversity and absorb carbon’.
“Greenhouse gas emissions from the food system alone will breach the 1.5C target of the Paris Agreement,” she added.
“Cities and institutions can play a key role in cutting emissions and improving the health of communities by switching to plant-based menus in city halls, schools, universities, care homes, prisons and at public events.”
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Featured photo © Plant Based Treaty
