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Don’t have a cow! London uni bans beef

LONDON, Aug 13, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Students at London’s Goldsmiths will no
longer be munching on canteen staples such as burgers and chilli after the
prestigious university announced it would ban all beef products to fight
climate change.

Professor Frances Corner, the new head of Goldsmiths, said that she was
taking the drastic action to pull beef from campus cafes and shops from next
month because “declaring a climate emergency cannot be empty words”.

“Though I have only just arrived at Goldsmiths, it is immediately obvious
that our staff and students care passionately about the future of our
environment and that they are determined to help,” she added.

Goldsmiths hopes to become carbon neutral by 2025, and is not the first
university to alter menus in a bid to reduce emissions.

Cambridge University’s catering services have not served beef or lamb
since 2016.

Students at Goldsmiths will also face a 10p levy on single-use plastic
items when they return after the summer break.

Climate campaigner Rosie Rogers called the move “encouraging”.

“We call on others to urgently follow suit, and to include cutting all
ties from fossil fuel funding in their climate emergency response,” said the
Greenpeace UK activist.

But Stuart Roberts, vice president of the National Farmers’ Union, accused
the university of a “lack of understanding or recognition between British
beef and beef produced elsewhere”.

“Tackling climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time but
singling out one food product is clearly an overly simplistic approach,” he
said. Famous Goldsmiths alumni include artist Damien Hirst, Oscar winning
director Steve McQueen and members of British indie band Blur.

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