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== Plant Based Treaty ==
Launched in 2021 at [[2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference|COP26]] in Glasgow, the Plant Based Treaty is an international treaty that has been signed by cities around the world that has the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture. It encourages carbon labeling on menus and transitioning to plant-based meals on school menus, known as [[Vegan school meal|vegan school meals]], and council menus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-18 |title=Edinburgh becomes first European capital to commit to shift towards vegan diets |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23260559.edinburgh-shift-plant-based-diets-tackle-climate-change/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=The Herald |language=en}}</ref>
The treaty calls for:
Los Angeles became the 20th city to endorse the treaty when the Los Angeles City Council voted to support it in October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Morgan Owen LA Downtown News Staff |date=2022-11-11 |title=LA City Council endorses Plant Based Treaty |url=http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/la-city-council-endorses-plant-based-treaty/article_3f30155e-6000-11ed-a109-f33cf3c6720f.html |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Los Angeles Downtown News - The Voice of Downtown Los Angeles |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, [[Edinburgh]] was the first European capital city to sign the treaty.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-18 |title=Why has this European capital endorsed the Plant Based Treaty? |url=https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/18/what-is-the-plant-based-treaty-and-why-has-the-city-of-edinburgh-endorsed-it |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref>▼
* an end to the expansion of animal agriculture;
* the promotion of a shift to sustainable plant-based diets;
* and an effort to "reforest and rewild" planet Earth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NGO urges leaders in COP27 to discuss 'plant-based treaty' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/11/ngo-urges-leaders-in-cop27-to-discuss-plant-based-treaty |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113103011/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/11/ngo-urges-leaders-in-cop27-to-discuss-plant-based-treaty |archive-date=2022-11-13 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
▲Los Angeles became the 20th city to endorse the treaty when the Los Angeles City Council voted to support it in October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Morgan Owen LA Downtown News Staff |date=2022-11-11 |title=LA City Council endorses Plant Based Treaty |url=http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/la-city-council-endorses-plant-based-treaty/article_3f30155e-6000-11ed-a109-f33cf3c6720f.html |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Los Angeles Downtown News - The Voice of Downtown Los Angeles |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, [[Edinburgh]] was the first European capital city to sign the treaty.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-18 |title=Why has this European capital endorsed the Plant Based Treaty? |url=https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/18/what-is-the-plant-based-treaty-and-why-has-the-city-of-edinburgh-endorsed-it |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref> The Plant Based Treaty released its Safe and Just report at the [[2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference|COP28]] climate talks in Dubai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This group has an idea to help save the planet: Everyone should go vegan |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/31/plant-based-treaty-wants-globe-to-go-vegan-to-fight-climate-change/71972312007/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
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