Laura Millan Lombrana and Deena Shanker for Bloomberg:
In spite of Madrid’s December chill, hundreds of climate experts have queued up every day for the past two weeks in front of a bright pink food truck. That’s because it’s the lone vegan-only option available at the United Nations climate conference. […]
“It’s hard to find vegetarian or vegan food around this venue,” said Anil Datta, an observer from Australia in the midst of an hour-long wait in front of the food truck. “It’s an irony because this is COP, we’re talking about raising ambition to fight climate change and reducing emissions.”
This is the United Nations climate conference, not a rinky-dink, hodge-podge event. It shows how easy it is to talk the talk, but most places won’t even try to walk the walk.