Cambridge Endorses the Plant Based Treaty - Episode 5 : Part 4/6 : Because They Need Us

Part 4 : Judie and Dr. Kimmy Cushman Discuss How Cambridge Came to Endorse the Plant-Based TreatyCambridge joins the growing list of cities that have endorsed the Plant-Based Treaty. Dr. Cushman & Judie Mancuso discuss the steps of how to enroll community & governmental support for plant based initiatives.In This Episode:In this 6-Part Episode of Because They Need Us, the official podcast of Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL), Judie is joined by leaders of the global Plant Based Treaty movement — Anita Krajnc, founder of Animal Save Movement, President of Plant Based Treaty, Dr. Kimmy Cushman, Scientific Advisor and Campaigner, and Samantha Lau, U.S. Liaison — for a powerful conversation on why food must be central to climate action.• Why food is missing from most climate action plans• The climate impact of animal agriculture and methane emissions• The origins and goals of the Plant-Based Treaty• How cities are leading the way on plant-based policy• Food justice, Indigenous rights, and global equity• Reducing deforestation through food system reform• Strategies for advancing plant-based legislation• How listeners can take action locally and globally🟩 The Plant Based Treaty Movement ExplainedInspired by the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, the PlantBased Treaty launched in 2021 to address a major gap in climate policy: the impact of animal agriculture. Together, the guests explain how industrial animal farming is a leading driver of greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and public health challenges; and why transforming our food system is essential to keeping global warming below catastrophic thresholds.💚 More about the Plant Based TreatyOur MissionTo promote a shift towards a just, plant-based food system that would enable us to live safely within our planetary boundaries and reforest the Earth.Our VisionOur vision is a global Plant Based Treaty attached to the Paris Agreement, and best practices in plant-based food policy implemented by cities and other institutions.Our theory of change is to create bottom-up pressure on governments to negotiate a global Plant Based Treaty by getting endorsements from millions of individuals including notable celebrities, scientists and politicians, tens of thousands of groups and businesses, and hundreds of cities.✅ Endorse the Plant Based Treaty today!https://plantbasedtreaty.org/ Get full access to Social Compassion in Legislation’s Substack at socialcompassion.substack.com/subscribe