Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP)

To whom it may concern. I have read the Climate Action Plan Report 2020 and thought it to be a good and broad approach. However, I would like to propose an alternative for the following two statements: Appendix B, where it reads "and have a vegetarian option." Appendix C, where it reads: Consider offering vegetarian or vegan options. I am all for offering vegetarian or vegan options; and that people have choices. However, I find it unacceptable under the guise of impacting the environment. Statistics Canada shows that Canada's TOTAL emissions for agriculture (both crops AND livestock), is less than 10%. https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/greenhouse-gas-emissions.html Going vegetarian/vegan brings its own environmental impacts: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200211-why-the-vegan-diet-is-not-always-green Lastly, going vegan would only make a 2.6% impact on GHG emissions: https://clear.ucdavis.edu/blog/what-if-united-states-stopped-eating-meat Ideally, I would like the statements mentioned above to be changed to reflect potentially limiting food waste instead. This could be accomplished by focusing on buying locally grown, produced, packaged foods and choosing those that are in season. Maybe buy in bulk and share? https://ourworldindata.org/food-waste-emissions Regards, Dan Fournier 32 Deerfield Dr. Moncton NB