Toronto – Toronto Mayor John Tory today joined with 13 other mayors representing some of the world’s largest cities including Paris, Los Angeles, Lima and Tokyo in committing to become “Good Food Cities”, by reducing meat consumption and food waste, while increasing the availability of plant-based options. These measures are intended to address the climate and extinction crises and improve urban health.
According to data just released by Statistics Canada , household spending on food and beverages in Canada accounted in 2015 for a quarter of indirect emissions and were a top source of GHG emissions after household energy consumption.
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