Adams’s longstanding interest in vegetarianism, but it also represents an unusually frank admission from a national political leader that Americans will have to eat differently if they want to rein in climate change. The announcement is the latest development in Mr. And I don’t know if people are really ready for this conversation.” Adams said, standing next to a chef in a toque at a city hospital kitchen. “It is easy to talk about emissions that are coming from vehicles and how it impacts our carbon footprint, it is easy to talk about the emissions that’s coming from buildings and how it impacts our environment,” Mr. Monday’s announcement increased that commitment to 33 percent. In 2021, during the last year of Bill de Blasio’s mayoralty, the city committed to cutting its food-related emissions by 25 percent by 2030. The city estimates that its food purchases produce as much carbon as the annual exhaust from more than 70,000 gas-fueled cars. Mayor Eric Adams on Monday vowed to reduce emissions tied to city food procurements by 33 percent by 2030, unveiling data showing that in New York City, food consumption rivals transportation as a source of planet-warming gases.Įvery year, New York City spends roughly $300 million buying food - for public school students, for detainees on Rikers Island, and for patients admitted to its 11 public hospitals. In New York City-run facilities, meat is increasingly missing from the menu. Patients at New York City’s public hospitals might dine on paella - seafood not included - or a Moroccan root vegetable tagine. New York City’s one million public school students could lunch on “cheesy garlic pizza,” green beans and salad on Monday.
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