Meat-free Cannes Film Festival
This year’s Cannes Film Festival had no beef on its menus.
This is because raising cattle for beef produces a lot of gases that heat up our planet.
So, the ban on red meat is meant to reduce the event’s carbon footprint.
By doing so, we can reduce the amount of harmful gas we put into the air.
Organizers have taken many actions to make this year’s event more earth-friendly.
To reduce waste, no plastic bottles of water were given out.
Instead, drinking fountains were installed around the venue.
In addition, all of the cars used for the event were electric cars.
There were even changes to the event’s famous red carpets.
For this year’s festival, 50% fewer new carpets were used.
Instead, reused and recycled carpets covered the venue’s floors.
Above all, these efforts to “go green” will help raise our awareness about climate change.