Vegetarian Gent
The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in
the world to go vegetarian at least once a week.
Starting this week there will be a regular weekly
meatless day, in which civil servants and elected councillors will opt for
vegetarian meals.
Ghent means to recognise the impact of livestock on the
environment.
The UN says livestock is responsible for nearly one-fifth
of global greenhouse gas emissions, hence Ghent's declaration of a weekly
"veggie day".
Public officials and politicians will be the first to
give up meat for a day.
Schoolchildren will follow suit with their own veggiedag
in September.
It is hoped the move will cut Ghent's environmental
footprint and help tackle obesity.
Around 90,000 so-called "veggie street maps" are now being printed to help people find the city's vegetarian eateries.
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