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NGO urges leaders in COP27 to discuss ‘plant-based treaty’

According to NGO Plant Based Treaty, fossil fuels and animal agriculture are the driving force behind global warming and climate change issues. [Sayed Sheasha/Reuters]

An NGO and climate activists have called on world leaders attending this year’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt to start negotiations for a “plant-based treaty”.

An open letter signed by celebrities, politicians, and businesses was delivered to COP27 President Sameh Shoukry, calling for “a broad, holistic approach to a sustainable and just plant-based food transition through a global Plant Based Treaty this decade to avert climate catastrophe”.

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