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In an open letter to world leaders, NGOs and climate activists calling for a ‘sustainable and equitable transition to plant-based foods’.

An NGO and climate activists have called on world leaders to attend this year COP27 climate summit in Egypt to begin negotiations on a “plant-based treaty”.

One open letter signed by celebrities, politicians and businesses were addressed to COP27 President Sameh Shoukry, calling for “a broad, inclusive approach to a sustainable plant-based food transition sustainable and equitable adoption of the Global Plant-Based Compact this decade to avert climate catastrophe.”

The Treaty outlines three core principles; to halt the expansion of animal agriculture, promote the transition to a sustainable plant-based diet, and “reforest and re-wild” planet Earth.

Food production accounts for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and is a major threat to 86% of the world’s species at risk of extinction, while livestock production is the main cause. 3/4 of the Amazon rainforest has been lost.

Livestock accounts for nearly a third of global methane emissions related to human activity, which is released in the form of livestock belching, fertilizer and the cultivation of feed crops.

According to the letter, fossil fuel and livestock farming are the main drivers behind the problems of global warming and climate change. The group says the three main greenhouse gases are at “horribly high and accelerating rapidly”.

The signatories hope to bring the transition to plant-based food production at the forefront of food insecurity and the climate agenda.

They also hope that world leaders will begin treaty negotiations on COP27’s Agriculture and Adaptation Day on November 12.

“A step in the right direction would be an acknowledgment of the wastefulness of livestock industries in the Northern Hemisphere and their major negative impacts on food security worldwide,” said the Treaty campaigner. plant-based Maximilian Weiss, told Al Jazeera.

Although the problem is becoming more common in some areas like the UK, Weiss said more needs to be done using a “bottom-up” approach to pressure governments to bring plant-based solutions into climate action plans.

“We are on the road to climate hell with a methane-emitting meat burger in one hand and a fossil fuel gas pedal in the other. It’s time for a revolution in renewable energy and plant-based foods, said Anita Krajnc, global campaign coordinator for the Plant-Based Pact.

The impact of ‘animal production’

“It is time for decision-makers in the climate debate to stop considering the impact of animal production. We no longer have time to explain the links between livestock farming, human rights, biodiversity, natural resources and environmental protection,” said Anna Spurek, executive director of the Green Rev Institute. know.

“COP27 should be the time to adopt the Plant-Based Treaty and decide on a fair transition of the global food system.”

Some of the measures to transition to a plant-based food system are to make that food the default choice in all public hospitals, schools, nursing homes, prisons and other public institutions. written letter.

According to the Plant-Based Treaty organizers, the letter was endorsed by more than 60,000 individuals and 2,000 groups and businesses. Among their main goals is a “global agreement with action at all levels”, they said.

Earlier this week, a senior executive at the United Nations food agency told Reuters the agency aims to launch a plan within the year to make the world’s food system sustainable. than.

Speaking to Reuters news agency on the sidelines of COP27, Food and Agriculture Organization Deputy Director Zitouni Ould-Dada said the plan would show how the food industry and agriculture could align with the goal. of the world is to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7F).

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent food prices soaring globally, delegates at the conference have been more open to discussing the issue, Ould-Dada said.

He added that the issue is also gradually attracting the attention of some governments.

According to Weiss, the action from the United Nations food agency is “long overdue”.

“With only a decade to implement solutions, action needs to be bolder and faster,” he said.



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