POTUS Joe Biden is being urged to shift to a plant-centered food system to ‘combat climate change‘.
To mark Earth Day (April 22) the politician is hosting his first climate summit as President. There, he will discuss the ‘urgency of stringer climate action’ with 40 world leaders.
POTUS Joe Biden
Biden has also announced a $2 trillion proposal to ‘strengthen infrastructure while also tackling climate change’.
However, the plan does not include the promotion of animal-free food or support farmers in transitioning from traditional animal agriculture to plant-based production.
As a result, non-governmental organization ProVeg International has created a petition, calling on the politician to shift to a plant-centered food system.
At the time of writing, the petition has garnered more than 1,500 signatures already.
‘A terrifying prospect in climate change’
Moreover, Michael Webermann is the US Executive Director of ProVeg International. In a statement sent to PBN, he said: “To discuss environmental crises without centering food production is to wilfully avoid the facts.
“What we eat affects not just climate change, but the biggest issues facing the planet, including pandemic risks, deforestation, antibiotic resistance, and food insecurity.
“For instance, the FAO tells us that if 40 percent of all crops produced for feeding animals were used directly for human consumption, we could feed nine billion people by 2050. One has to ask when policy will reflect the urgency of this situation?”
“Plant-centered diets, if adopted by many, could be the key to this crisis. We have scientific consensus. Biden’s plans must reflect it.”
Michael Webermann, US Executive Director of ProVeg International
Webermann then concluded: “We’re facing a terrifying prospect in climate change, but in diet change lies a real solution.
“Plant-centered diets, if adopted by many, could be the key to this crisis. We have scientific consensus. Biden’s plans must reflect it.”
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The diet we were created to have, plant-based aka, vegan, as in Genesis 1:29, is the healthiest, most compassionate and earth friendly. The agri-business, evil factory farms, are cruel and pollute the earth also taking away, precious water, food and land. I’m a vegan Christian counselor, Director of Christian Concern for All God’s Creatures and Founder of God’s Creatures Ministry. The vegan diet not only helps us physically, but spiritually. The way we treat animals (dead and alive) affects and reflects our relationship with God. Everything we eat and drink should give glory to God. Someday we will be held accountable for all of creation (Hebrews 4:13). Think of all the money the pharmaceutical industry will lose. Look up PCRM.org and watch documentaries like ‘Forks Over Knives’.
If we are a ‘nation under God’ then we should act like it, otherwise we should take ‘God’ out of our pledge and Patriotic songs. Treat all animals with respect and care. Stop the rodeos, animal torture, factory farms, dairy industry which is the cruelest, and all evil done to God’s creatures.
Jan, this global veggie push is hardly going to be for Christian reasons. In any case, I seem to recall that many of the prophets were shepherds and some of Christ’s apostles fishermen. If it was good enough for them to eat, it’s probably good enough for us. Best wishes!
We need incentives for meat primary production businesses to turn to plant primary production. A great transitional part of history to feed the masses. See the following data-
Approx 15,000L fresh water used to produce 1kg beef.
Approx 2500L fresh water required to produce 1kg Tofu
Approx 5000L fresh water required to produce 1kg Black beans
Approx 844 million humans lack clean water globally
Source https://healabel.com/water-footprint-of-foods