Hundreds of academics call for 100% plant-based meals at UK universities

Scientists say cutting meat consumption is the single biggest way for people to reduce their impact on the planet. Photograph: Graham Turner/The Guardian

More than 650 academics have called on British universities to commit to 100% plant-based catering to fight the climate crisis, saying that the institutions have “for centuries, been shining lights of intellectual, moral, and scientific progress”.

The open letter, organised by the student-led Plant-Based Universities campaign, likened the move to meat-free food to the fossil fuel divestment to which 101 UK universities have already committed.