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.
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 Adamsâ presentation at the event focused on food consumption, particularly meat and dairy.
âFood is the third-biggest source of citiesâ emissions right after buildings and transportation,â Adams said. âBut all food is not created equal. The vast majority of food that is contributing to our emission crises lies in meat and dairy products.â
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Wonder when the IRL version of “Escape from New York” is going to begin.....
Insanity.
And now it starts.
I hope they start with Soylent Orange.