Amsterdam goes vegan: “First EU capital” to endorse the Plant Based Treaty

08 Feb 2024 — Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has become the first EU capital to endorse the call for a Plant Based Treaty to address food system impacts on the climate crisis, aiming to make the city a vegan capital. Implementing its plant-based plans, included in its Food Strategy 2024-2026 for healthy, fair and sustainable food, should start in early 2026 at the latest. 

Launched in 2021, the Plant Based Treaty was developed as a companion to the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. It aims to halt the degradation of critical ecosystems caused by animal agriculture, promoting a shift to healthier, sustainable plant-based diets. Amsterdam is the 25th municipality to endorse the treaty worldwide.