MPs demand end of animal agriculture and plant-based transition ahead of COP26 Nicola Harris, Communications Director, Plant Based Treaty
A group of MPs in the UK from six parties have welcomed the new Plant Based Treaty initiative in an Early Day Motion ahead of Novembers’ UN Climate Change Conference aka COP26. On 9th August 2021, UN Secretary General António Guterres declared a code red for humanity following the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th assessment report.
Scientists warned that we need to cut methane emissions urgently to avoid widespread climate collapse. While carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) usually grab the headlines, methane heats the world far quicker and has a warming potential more than 80 times stronger. Inger Anderson from the UN Environment Program says, “cutting methane emissions is the best way to slow climate change over the next 25 years.”
The solution? A 6 I Plant Powered Planet
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