Bristol Uni students vote for 100% plant-based catering
They'll join 13 other universities across the UK, Netherlands, and Austria have moved towards fully plant-based menus.
At Student Union meetings yesterday (4th February), students at both the University of Bristol and Imperial College London voted to support the transition to 100% sustainable plant-based menus.
They join the likes of Cambridge, Newcastle, Lancaster, and University College London in moving towards green catering on campus.
It's been heralded as “a huge step forward” by campaigners Plant-Based Universities, and the group has called on other universities to follow their lead.
Hollie Meyers, a 4th-year Medicine student at Imperial College London said: “We are overjoyed to see our fellow students join calls for Imperial to show that it takes the climate crisis seriously and begin the move toward cheap, nutritious, and delicious plant-based menus.
"Animal farming and fishing are wrecking the planet and the lives of millions across the globe and now is the time to take a definitive step towards a plant-based future.
"Top climate scientists from our university have already endorsed our campaign - many from the Grantham Institute - and this vote sends a clear signal to society that the time for positive change is now.”
Agnes Sales, a 2nd-year Philosophy & Theology student at the University of Bristol said: “After last year’s motion failed, it’s amazing to see the shift in support from our student community towards our campaign.
"It’s clear that students are willing to vote for no-nonsense climate solutions and set an example for the rest of the country to follow.
"We’ve seen a winter of storms and flooding that was made much more likely by climate breakdown.
"I don’t want to graduate into a world where that is commonplace for the rest of my life; that’s why transitioning to a plant-based food system is so important.
"It’s about time Bristol took action too.”