Can policy decisions reduce our appetite for meat?
Original story by Lance Ignon
The City of West Hollywood recently adopted an ordinance that requires plant-based food options to be served at all city events, with meat available only upon request. The city’s goal is to reduce its carbon footprint: Livestock emit anywhere from 11% to nearly 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet.
In a Phys.org story on the change, Wrigley Institute faculty affiliate Wändi Bruine de Bruin and other USC experts answered questions about the environmental impact of diets that include meat, as well as about which methods have proven most effective in getting people to choose climate-friendly food.