{"id":24178,"date":"2022-04-06T03:04:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=24178"},"modified":"2022-05-09T08:25:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T15:25:15","slug":"sign-the-plant-based-treaty-for-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/sign-the-plant-based-treaty-for-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Month 2022 | Sign The Plant Based Treaty For Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No matter how you are celebrating Earth Day 2022, signing the Plant Based Treaty<\/a> can be one of your simple climate actions that will go a long way. Here\u2019s how you can make Earth Day part of your everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three Earth Day Actions to Save the Planet:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Fight climate change with diet change.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A meat-heavy diet contributes to  greenhouse gas emissions, excessive  water use, soil degradation, ocean acidification, deforestation, and species extinction. By choosing to eat seasonal, locally grown plant-based<\/em> foods, you can drastically lower your impact on the planet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on a <\/em>comparative assessment<\/em><\/a> of the current Beyond Burger production system, the Beyond Burger (a plant-based alternative that mimics the taste of meat) generates \u201c90% less greenhouse gas emissions, requires 46% less energy, has >99% less impact on water scarcity and 93% less impact on land use than a \u00bc pound of U.S. beef.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try to make your next meal plant-based!<\/a> When comparing dietary choices with reference to greenhouse gas emissions, veganism outperforms vegetarianism and an omnivore diet. According to a University of Oxford study<\/a>, a single glass of dairy milk results in almost three times the greenhouse gas emissions of any plant-based milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Think globally, act locally.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learning about how our food choices affect the climate crisis can be one of the first steps towards creating change. Gather your friends around to watch a powerful film<\/a> such as Eating Our Way to Extinction<\/em> or Seaspiracy<\/em> and make a plant-based meal together.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Earth Day 2022 theme is #InvestInOurPlanet. We are asking businesses to invest in plant-based foods and for governments to invest in a plant-based, green economy. Through bottom up public pressure, the Plant Based Treaty calls for a change in taxes, subsidies and public information campaigns so that it favors plant-based foods over byproducts of animal agriculture. Investing in vegan businesses through green bonds makes it easier for vegan businesses to set up and thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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