Austin & Houston to Eliminate Meat and Dairy Consumption by 2030?

 

Both Austin and Houston are part of ‘C40 Cities,’ an alliance of mayors seeking to impact climate change and “cut their emissions in half by 2030.”

Two Texas cities are participating in an emissions-cutting program that seeks to end meat and dairy consumption.

According to the organization, “C40 is a global network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities that are united in action to confront the climate crisis.”

Although largely funded by Democrat billionaire Michael Bloomberg, C40 has other donors including FedEx, Google, and the Clinton Foundation.

Both Austin and Houston are listed as participating cities, with “membership operat[ing] on performance-based requirements, not on fees.”

...Watts stated this in a report from C40 Cities in 2019 entitled, “The Future Of Urban Consumption In A 1.5°C World.” The report lays out “ambitious targets” for cities to meet regarding the urban consumption of building materials, food, clothing and textiles, private transportation, electronics, and household appliances, as well as private aviation travel.

...Under meat and dairy consumption, the ‘ambitious target’ would be 0 kilograms of either for all citizens...more