More and more people are now joining the ranks of vegetarians, because they feel that this is more environmentally friendly, and even the German Ministry of Environment is no exception. According to the British "Guardian" recently reported that in February at the "export green technology" government conference held in Berlin, the organizer of the German Ministry of the Environment presented a "vegetable feast" buffet, which made the participants shouted "eaten" However, the German Ministry of Environment explained that this is an environmentally friendly concept of “practicing” the practice of sustainable consumption.

However, are vegetarians more environmentally friendly than eating meat? This seems to be the concept of common sense but it has been questioned. CNN reported that due to the fact that fruits and vegetables are less easily preserved than meat, long-distance transportation and other reasons, food is actually not as environmentally-friendly as it seems.

Full-course meal was referred to as show

The German government's "Government of Export Green Technology" government seminar was held in Berlin recently. What was unexpected was that the conference buffet was unexpectedly overwhelming. According to reports, the lunch menu did not provide Italian sausages, bratwursts, and goulash soups as usual. Instead, it prepared vegetarian veggies such as Belgian chicory with mixed caramelized apples and vegetable soy pasta.

For this vegan meal, many politicians attending the meeting all expressed that they weren’t enough to eat. More critics pointed out that the Ministry of the Environment’s ulterior motives were intended to agitate the federal parliamentary elections through the “table”. The German Ministry of Agriculture is directly “beating the stage” with the Ministry of Environment, emphasizing that “fish and meat are also part of a balanced diet”.

What's going on here? In February this year, the German Ministry of Environment made a provision requiring that in organizing public events such as receptions, only vegetarian food must be provided, and local seasonal agricultural products should be selected, and ecological planting standards must also be met. German Minister of State for the Environment, Frazbas, pointed out that vegetarianism is more environmentally friendly than fish and meat, and the Ministry of the Environment should set an example in this regard. In addition, the new regulations are aimed at public events such as seminars and news briefings held by the Ministry of the Environment. The Ministry of Environment’s staff canteens still provide meat and fish. The vegan buffet of the "export green technology" seminar was the first time they promoted the idea of ​​vegetarianism with practical actions.

For this approach of the German Ministry of the Environment, some critics believe that they are making shows and even suspect that they have canvassed for this year's federal parliamentary election. It turned out that as early as the time of the last election in 2013, the German Green Party also proposed the slogan of vegetarianism one day a week. On this day, all German restaurants could not supply meat. In September of this year, Germany will hold parliamentary elections. According to opinion polls, Merkel’s coalition led by the CDU and the KCS will take the lead and participate in the coalition’s Social Democratic Party. The latter is also the Minister of the Environment. Derrick’s party.

For the Ministry of Environment's vegetarian activities, together with the German Agriculture Minister Schmidt, who is also the ruling coalition, is also bluntly attacking, "As long as we have, no one wants to secretly engage in any vegetarian day." He also stressed that "fish and meat are also diet nutrition A part of equilibrium."

The "carbon content" of fruits and vegetables is not small

Whether it's setting a good example on environmental protection or drawing a show ticket, there is actually a premise. Is food really environmentally friendly? On the surface, animal husbandry is far greater than the consumption of grain and fruits and vegetables. In addition, aquaculture is also an important source of global greenhouse gas emissions.

However, if a food is to really reach the consumer, the consumption of the whole process cannot be equated with the consumption of the food. According to CNN, the United Kingdom imports large quantities of fruits and vegetables from Kenya each year, such as peppers, tomatoes and green beans. Because fruits and vegetables are easy to rot, they are transported by air from Kenya to the United Kingdom. Therefore, if you buy green beans from Kenya in a British supermarket, the "carbon content" is not necessarily lower than meat. In addition, the preservation of fruits and vegetables is much more difficult than meat fish, so a lot of it is thrown away, which offsets the low consumption of fruits and vegetables in the production process.

The production of some special fruits and vegetables may also destroy natural resources. For example, Mexican avocados (avocados) are becoming more and more popular with consumers around the world, and their demand is also increasing. In order to meet the production of Mexican avocados, some parts of Mexico even do not hesitate to destroy tropical rain forests, which has aggravated global warming.

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