NYC to Track Meat Consumption

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New York to Track Residents’ Food Purchases and Place ‘Caps on Meat’ Served by Public Institutions

New York City will begin tracking the carbon footprint of household food consumption and putting caps on how much red meat can be served in public institutions as part of a sweeping initiative to achieve a 33% reduction in carbon emissions from food by 2030.

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By: Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., The Defender, May 17, 2023:

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New York City will begin tracking the carbon footprint of household food consumption and putting caps on how much red meat can be served in public institutions as part of a sweeping initiative to achieve a 33% reduction in carbon emissions from food by 2030.

Mayor Eric Adams and representatives from the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy and Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice announced the new programs last month at a Brooklyn culinary center run by NYC Health + Hospitals, the city’s public healthcare system, just before Earth Day.

At the event, the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice shared a new chart to be included in the city’s annual greenhouse gas inventory that publicly tracks the carbon footprint created by household food consumption, the Gothamist reported.

The city already produced emissions data from energy use, transportation and waste as part of the annual inventory. But the addition of household food consumption data is part of a partnership that London and New York launched with American Express, C40 Cities and EcoData lab, Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala from the NYC Department of Environmental Protection announced at the event.

Aggarwala — who founded Google smart city subsidiary Sidewalk Labs — celebrated the expanded data collection as forging “a new standard for what cities have to do” and a new way to shape policy.

He said the inventory also will measure greenhouse gas pollution from the production and consumption of other consumer goods like apparel, whether or not those items are made in New York City. It also tracks emissions tied to services like air travel and healthcare.

But Adams’ presentation at the event focused on food consumption, particularly meat and dairy.

“Food is the third-biggest source of cities’ emissions right after buildings and transportation,” Adams said. “But all food is not created equal. The vast majority of food that is contributing to our emission crises lies in meat and dairy products.”

He added:

“It is easy to talk about the emissions that’s coming from buildings and how it impacts our environment, but we now have to talk about beef. And I don’t know if people are ready for this conversation.”

Adams — a vegan who, according to a whistleblower, also eats fish, credits his “plant-based diet” for his recovery from diabetes. He is the author of “Healthy at Last: A Plant-Based Approach to Preventing and Reversing Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses,” a vegan cookbook.

Adams claims that changing New Yorkers’ eating habits will have both climate and health benefits. He said:

“We already know that a plant-powered diet is better for your physical and mental health, and I am living proof of that. But the reality is that thanks to this new inventory, we’re finding out it is better for the planet.”

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From a Remote Location
From a Remote Location
10 months ago

This is in good part insuring that boys grow up to become girls instead of real men.

Why nobody is standing up against this monstrosity of a proposal . . .

joanofark06
joanofark06
10 months ago

I just can’t wait till this effects New Yorkers, and they all see what’s this “man” is doing to them, and they people all see it, and feel it, all at the same time! Man, if this news hasn’t got around to them all yet? OH boy! I’m gonna be watching news on this!
Now, if they all stand for this, you can just bet, it’ll spread to every city, every town, in every state….cause I already heard that this was coming to us all. It just has it’s beginning in New York. Let’s just hope the people stand up, and fight it!

Eric Vieira
Eric Vieira
10 months ago

If you want to eat meat .. vote with your feet.

Grendel
Grendel
10 months ago
Reply to  Eric Vieira

You will NEVER solve the problem by running away … STAND YOUR GROUND and change the TYRANNY.

Zeus
Zeus
10 months ago

Vegetarians are herd animals, and prey. It’s that simple. Lions love herd animals.

Snowedin
Snowedin
10 months ago

The politicians need to be tracked for how often they speak and the amount of Co2 that they spew into the air, which I am sure is much more than the Cows providing the meat emit. There are more corrupt politicians than there are cows

Satcatcher
Satcatcher
10 months ago

How’s that, Plastic Straw Ban going?
Carbon footprint my A*ss.

Stephen Honig
Stephen Honig
10 months ago

I agree we eat too much meat. Asian cuisine has a little meat and their dishes are delicious.

Creole Gumbo
Creole Gumbo
10 months ago

If Adams eats fish, which is an animal, he is NOT a VEGAN.

edD
ed
10 months ago
Reply to  Creole Gumbo

Adams strikes me as a tube steak connoisseur….

GWCD
GWC
10 months ago
Reply to  ed

HhahahHaaahaaa…Hhahhahhahhhaaa Now that’s’ funny I agree!!

Belinda Elliott
Belinda Elliott
10 months ago

Ridiculous and pathetic!

Grendel
Grendel
10 months ago

I was totally unaware that the people of New York were THE PERSONAL SLAVES of the City of New York.

CO2 IS NOT a “pollutant”, by any known definition.
Currently, the level of atmospheric CO2 is about 400 ppm (0.04%)
Plants produce the greatest ‘bio-mass’ between 800 and 1500 ppm.
Plants start to die from lack of CO2 around 200 ppm

ANYONE who claims that CO2 must be reduced is, quite simply, trying to kill you.

BillD
Bill
10 months ago

Imagine how foul the air will get in NYC when people are forced into eating beans as a protein source. Talk about air pollution……..WOW.

Ike
Ike
10 months ago

LOL
SURE!!!
WHY don’t we track HUMAN FARTS as well???
GEESH!!!!!

Chefjohn
Chefjohn
10 months ago

The Meat Nazis have arrived.

“No Meat for you!”

Adam Selene
Adam Selene
10 months ago
Reply to  Chefjohn

How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat !!

Adam Selene
Adam Selene
10 months ago

When in the course of Human events… End this tyranny now.

TIJERANDY
TIJERANDY
10 months ago

The ‘do-gooders’ and ‘planners’ never stop. Communists doing what Marxists demand. They will not stop until we stop them. Their TREASON AND SEDITION cannot go unrewarded. I’m afraid our Second Amendment may come into play sooner than they expect.

Joe Stalin
Joe Stalin
10 months ago

Let’s go Brandon! Let’s go Brandon!

GWCD
GWC
10 months ago

OMG!!! They will never stop. They hate us and they want to kill us. Starvation is on the horizon. Look what they did to the Dutch farmers.

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