“2/13/2010, 3:38pm EST”
Vancouver, a breath of fresh air
Everyone knows Vancouver is hosting the Olympics this winter. Less known is that Vancouver is working toward becoming the “greenest city in the world” by 2020.
They’ve already reduced their greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels — despite a 27% population increase since then — with plans to do much more. During this time, Vancouver’s job market has expanded by 18%, proving the “cutting greenhouse gas emissions will hurt the economy” naysayers wrong.
You can read their whole vision here, as it currently stands. While they don’t mention a plan to specifically reduce livestock/meat production and consumption — the leading cause of climate change and a huge source of pollution in general — they do acknowledge a need to “increase awareness and availability of low-carbon food choices,” which essentially means the same thing. (And they do cite the landmark UN report “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” a major turning point in recognizing the environmental impact of meat, so they’re aware of the problem.)
It’s nice to see people embracing defensible values, making the right connections, and taking responsibility for their actions.
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