Researchers urge governments to use public procurement of plant-based proteins to bring about cascading changes that help tackle climate change
Brent Hofacker/Alamy Stock Photoin order to trigger a dramatic shift in global agriculture, a team of researchers has proposed.
They identified public procurement of plant-based protein as a “super leverage point” that would spark cascading changes throughout the global food system. Serving more plant-based foods in public institutions would help the alternative protein sector to scale up and bring down its costs, while also boosting the popularity of these products with the public, according to a report from sustainability consultancy Systemiq in partnership with the University of Exeter, UK.
Public procurement of plant-based proteins is one of three “super leverage points” identified in the report as small interventions that can cause a cascade of decarbonisation.
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