Submitted on Wednesday 10th October 2018
Rejected on Thursday 18th October 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Introduce mandatory environmental labels on food products
We are on the edge of a environmental crisis with current trends in food consumption and current farming practices unsustainable. The simple Introduction of environmental food labelling would both empower consumers to make a positive change and also promote a culture of more conscious producers.
Huge reductions in meat-eating are essential to avoid dangerous climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0594-0
Proof of the power of labelling can be seen in that of household appliances where the energy efficiency, as increased three times faster than appliances without labels.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/10/we-label-fridges-to-show-their-environmental-impact-why-not-food
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