US EditionPolytechnique Montréal removes beef from cafeteria menus to cut emissions
- Polytechnique Montréal has removed beef from its cafeterias to lower its carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions, starting in September 2025, as it serves about 2,500 meals a day to 10,000 students.
- Patrick Cigana, director of Polytechnique's office of sustainable development, stated that beef accounted for over half of the cafeteria's greenhouse gas emissions.
- According to a University of Oxford research platform, beef generates ten times the carbon emissions of chicken.
- Students, including Imane Chafi, expressed their support for the changes, noting that the new menus encourage more diverse eating options.
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24heures.caThe removal of beef from the menus of Polytechnique Montréal places the establishment as a precursor in Canada, a decision that is not surprising.
Montreal campus bans beef from cafeterias to cut “carbon footprint”
Source: Adobe StockAuthor: Quinn PatrickA Montreal engineering school has banned beef from campus menus in an effort to reduce emissions, effectively telling students what they can and can’t eat.Polytechnique Montréal began removing beef options from its cafeteria menu in September to lower the carbon footprint from the roughly 2,500 meals it serves to students and faculty daily.Unlike the legacy media, The Counter Signal receives ZERO tax-dolla…
There are no more beef burgers at the Polytechnique Montréal cafeteria. Red meat has disappeared from the menu since the fall of September, a way for the establishment to provide its share of efforts for the environment.
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Polytechnique Montréal removes beef from cafeteria menus to cut emissions
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