New York - Slashing Beef Consumption / Process Meats

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New York mayor Bill De Blasio has come out in support of the Green New Deal by making some very big changes in New York. What once may have been viewed as a radical or unfounded thing to do is now a necessity according to the mayor. 

“You’re not going to find climate deniers in New York City because we suffered through [Hurricane] Sandy. We also believe the estimates that tell us that we have only 12 years to get it right. Let’s be clear, we have until 2030 to change things fundamentally, or our lives won’t be the same,” - Bill De Blasio

Introducing the ONENYC2050 initiative, the Green new Deal will see significant changes to the way New York operates and works to implement carbon neutrality by 2050. As he stated, the people of New York have felt the devastating effects of climate change because of the powerful storms that have wreaked havoc on their city. These storms are getting worse and more powerful when they strike and it's imperative that measures are taken to stop ocean warming.

The OneNYC2050 Green Deal will tackle a variety of carbon top producers by slowly phasing them out or significantly reducing their availability. In this deal, New York will...

• Reduce the amount of Beef consumed and produced 50% by 2050
• Phase out and eliminate processed meats such as hot dogs, served at public facilities
• Tackle and eliminate single use plastic
• Phase out the amount of meat served at city-owned facilities
• Tackle transportation, electricity, and real estate

The mayor has shown a serious commitment to reducing New York's carbon footprint. He initiated Meatless Mondays in schools across New York which essentially was implemented in all 1700+ public schools realizing the devastating impact the animal agriculture industry is having on our environment.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has worked with the mayor on some of his earlier implementations and intends to run for mayor of New York after De Blasio finishes to  continue the works of OneNYC2050, push for a greener New York, and promote a vegan lifestyle which is one of the best things we can do for the environment. When you consider that scientists are saying we have 13 years to significantly reduce our footprint before there's no going back, this kind of action is exactly what we need to see across the globe.

Three cheers for New York!! I truly hope that this inspires other states and countries across the globe to aggressively tackle their carbon footprint because the idea that there's no going back is a truly terrifying thought that deserves appropriate action.

HAPPY VEG