It’s commendable that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association wants to highlight our climate issues, but doing so by serving a vegan meal feels like nothing more than a show stunt #GoldenGlobes 1/6 
Meat’s carbon footprint is at the core of the @goldenglobes decision to go vegan for the awards show. Livestock emit greenhouse gases (GHGs), yes, but pale in comparison to fossil fuel use. Keep in mind, livestock makes up 4% of all U.S. GHG emissions (all of ag is 9%). 2/6
In fact, if every American went vegan we would reduce our nation’s GHG emissions by only 2.6%. That’s minimal compared to the 80% of GHG emissions caused by fossil fuel use in the U.S. 3/6 sciencealert.com/sorry-but-givi…
If the awards show really wanted to reduce its carbon footprint, I suspect they could do so by reducing flights associated with the event or by organizing efficient transportation. You can read about aviation’s carbon footprint in one of my blogs. 4/6 clear.ucdavis.edu/blog/its-time-…
5. According to the @nytimes, flowers for the event were flown in from Italy and Ecuador. How about no flowers to save some GHGs? 5/6 nytimes.com/2020/01/05/mov…
Don’t let stunts like this – which reek of elitism and entitlement – distract you from real climate solutions. 6/6
FYI, the three “best dressed GG stars” according to Buzz Feed. Entertaining for sure. apple.news/A4_SPXls5QO-Wy…
