University in London Bans Burgers to Fight Climate Change

The new head of Goldsmiths University in London, Professor Frances Corner, is determined to make the college carbon neutral by 2025, which means eliminating or offsetting 3.7 million kg of carbon emissions.

To that end, she’s taking drastic measures, including banning the sale of hamburgers, because cows take enormous amounts of water and land to raise, and emit large amounts of methane, which is more hazardous to the climate than carbon.

Corner said:


Declaring a climate emergency cannot be empty words.


In addition to the burger ban, Corner is instituting a 10 pence (10 cent) tax on water bottles and plastic cups.

There’s no word from students on the new policy, but nearby hamburger joints must be thrilled.

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