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Why New York’s (Mostly) Vegan Mayor Wants to Cut the City’s Meat Budget Why New York’s (Mostly) Vegan Mayor Wants to Cut the City’s Meat Budget
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New York City’s one million public school students could lunch on “cheesy garlic pizza,” green beans and salad on Monday. But not roast beef.New York City’s one million public school students could lunch on “cheesy garlic pizza,” green beans and salad on Monday. But not roast beef.
Patients at New York City’s public hospitals might dine on paella — seafood not included — or a Moroccan root vegetable tagine.Patients at New York City’s public hospitals might dine on paella — seafood not included — or a Moroccan root vegetable tagine.
In New York City-run facilities, meat is increasingly missing from the menu.In New York City-run facilities, meat is increasingly missing from the menu.
Mayor Eric Adams on Monday vowed to reduce emissions tied to city food procurements by 33 percent by 2030, unveiling data showing that in New York City, food consumption rivals transportation as a source of planet-warming gases.Mayor Eric Adams on Monday vowed to reduce emissions tied to city food procurements by 33 percent by 2030, unveiling data showing that in New York City, food consumption rivals transportation as a source of planet-warming gases.
Every year, New York City spends roughly $300 million buying food — for public school students, for detainees on Rikers Island, and for patients admitted to its 11 public hospitals. The city estimates that its food purchases produce as much carbon as the annual exhaust from more than 70,000 gas-fueled cars. In 2021, during the last year of Bill de Blasio’s mayoralty, the city committed to cutting its food-related emissions by 25 percent by 2030.Every year, New York City spends roughly $300 million buying food — for public school students, for detainees on Rikers Island, and for patients admitted to its 11 public hospitals. The city estimates that its food purchases produce as much carbon as the annual exhaust from more than 70,000 gas-fueled cars. In 2021, during the last year of Bill de Blasio’s mayoralty, the city committed to cutting its food-related emissions by 25 percent by 2030.
Monday’s announcement increased that commitment to 33 percent.
“It is easy to talk about emissions that are coming from vehicles and how it impacts our carbon footprint, it is easy to talk about the emissions that’s coming from buildings and how it impacts our environment,” Mr. Adams said, standing next to a chef in a toque at a city hospital kitchen. “But we now have to talk about beef. And I don’t know if people are really ready for this conversation.”
The announcement is the latest development in Mr. Adams’s longstanding interest in vegetarianism, but it also represents an unusually frank admission from a national political leader that Americans will have to eat differently if they want to rein in climate change.