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Make the catering at the Glasgow 2021 UN Climate Change Conference plant-based
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1,743 signatures
What the petition asks
The 2019 IPCC report 'Climate Change and Land' notes that a shift towards a plant-based diet can offer significant benefits in mitigating climate change. We are asking the UK Government as hosts of the Conference to show their commitment to the conference aims by making the food offered plant-based.
Disappointingly, previous UN Climate Change conferences have offered very little plant-based foods and COP26 presents an opportunity for the UK government to set a global example in Glasgow, one of most vegan-friendly cities in the world.
The IPCC Special Report 'Climate Change and Land', 2019, p497. 'For example, halving consumption of meat, dairy products and eggs in the European Union would achieve a 40% reduction in ammonia emissions, 25–40% reduction in non-CO2 GHG emissions...'
The IPCC Special Report 'Climate Change and Land', 2019, p497. 'For example, halving consumption of meat, dairy products and eggs in the European Union would achieve a 40% reduction in ammonia emissions, 25–40% reduction in non-CO2 GHG emissions...'
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Sep 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
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Signatures
1,743
Status
Closed
Opened
17 Mar 2021
Closed
17 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.