The City That Goes Vegetarian … on Thursdays

The organisers cite UN data arguing that meat production and consumption are to blame for 18% of greenhouse gases – more than cars. “If everyone in Flanders does not eat meat one day a week, we will save as much CO2 in a year as taking half a million cars off the road,” said a spokesperson for Flanders’ Ethical Vegetarian Association. “The basic premise is to introduce a way of lessening our meat consumption.”

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