Posted on 08/29/2023 1:59:30 PM PDT by JeepersFreepers
Both Austin and Houston are part of ‘C40 Cities,’ an alliance of mayors seeking to impact climate change and “cut their emissions in half by 2030.”
Two Texas cities are participating in an emissions-cutting program that seeks to end meat and dairy consumption.
According to the organization, “C40 is a global network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities that are united in action to confront the climate crisis.”
Although largely funded by Democrat billionaire Michael Bloomberg, C40 has other donors including FedEx, Google, and the Clinton Foundation.
Both Austin and Houston are listed as participating cities, with “membership operat[ing] on performance-based requirements, not on fees.”
Houston is a “Megacity,” according to the C40 membership ranking. Megacities are “Cities that show exceptional climate leadership at the global level, and have an urban population that currently/is expected to exceed 3 million or more people by 2030.”
Austin is in the “Innovator” membership category, which includes “cities that show exceptional climate leadership at the global level, but do not meet the population/size criteria of a Megacity.”
Altogether, the participating cities make up a quarter of the global economy.
According to C40 Cities Executive Director Mark Watts, “As always, C40 has adopted a science-based approach and that science is clear: average consumption-based emissions in C40 cities must halve within the next 10 years. In our wealthiest and highest consuming cities that means a reduction of two-thirds or more by 2030.”
Watts stated this in a report from C40 Cities in 2019 entitled, “The Future Of Urban Consumption In A 1.5°C World.” The report lays out “ambitious targets” for cities to meet regarding the urban consumption of building materials, food, clothing and textiles, private transportation, electronics, and household appliances, as well as private aviation travel.
The report defines “ambitious targets” as the following: “Target level of ambition for consumption interventions that is more ‘ambitious,’ based on a future vision of resource-efficient production and extensive changes in consumer choices. This level was typically informed by expert judgment rather than existing research.”
Under meat and dairy consumption, the ‘ambitious target’ would be 0 kilograms of either for all citizens.
No Dairy products.....does that include mothers milk
Yes but she has to sign a consent form
These losers seem to forget people vote with their feet. I hope the C40 cities go broke from their woke.
“Will this be like with Sanctuary Cities, where they recite the slogan but everyone knows they don’t mean it?”
Except the “refugees” showing up in NYC sanctuary are getting $120,000 per year! They will definitely mean it when they cut off food and dairy to all normal people.
If the Republicans came up with something like that, the Democrats would be screaming THE GOP WANTS TO TAKE AWAY YOUR HAMBURGER!!!!
The Republicans, on the other hand, giggle a bit, thinking it will never happen...until it’s too late.
No more chicken-fried steak as long as your arm? No cream gravy?
I’ll believe it when I see it.
BTTT
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