This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Petition Ban red meats from school dinners to reduce the UK's Carbon Footprint.
Animals that produce red meats such as Cows and Sheep produce methane gas. A cut in the consumption of red meat is recommended by many climate change activists including David Attenborough. This would support the Government targets of being Carbon Neutral by 2050.
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Cattle have greater environmental footprints than other animal produce. Https://bit.ly/2LwZrxa
Choosing chicken over beef can cut our carbon foot print by 50% https://bit.ly/2J7hAQz
A study of tens of thousands of British people’s daily eating habits by University of Oxford scientists estimated daily Carbon dioxide emissions per day:
meat-rich diets = 7.2kg
Veggie and fish-eating diets = 3.8kg
Vegan diets = 2.9kg. Https://bit.ly/2lo751c
This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website