Ghent goes green with veggie day
The Belgian city of Ghent will declare every Thursday a vegetarian day and offer climate-conscious consumers tips on limiting their meat intake, which city officials consider a significant source of pollution.
Tom Balthazar, a Ghent city councillor, says abstaining from meat one day a week "is good for the climate, your health and your taste buds."
The city, 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Brussels, threw a party to celebrate the first veggie day.
It dispensed recipes and a list of vegetarian restaurants, and gave demonstrations on how to cook a green meal.
Municipal restaurants will limit meat to an alternative section of the menu on Thursdays.
Balthazar says meat production is responsible for 18 per cent of greenhouse gasses.
