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Oct 12 , 2019Views : 25199
C40 Mayors Summit Accelerates Cities’ Climate Action through Low-carbon Food, Clean Air Initiatives
Fourteen cities committed to the C40 Good Food Cities Declaration, through which mayors commit to work with their citizens to achieve a ‘Planetary Health Diet’ by 2030, with balanced and nutritious food “reflective of the culture, geography, and demography of their citizens.” Mayors will introduce policies that make healthy, delicious and low-carbon food affordable and accessible, and reduce food loss and waste. Sustainable diets and avoiding food waste could cut emissions from food by more than 60%, and the Planetary Health Diet could save 11 million lives annually, while reducing emissions. In the Declaration, cities commit to, inter alia: align food procurement policies to the Planetary Health Diet; reduce food loss and waste by 50% from 2015 figures; and work with stakeholders to develop a strategy for implementing measures, achieving goals, and incorporating the strategy into climate action plans.
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