{"id":8,"date":"2021-02-08T17:24:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T17:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:03:23","slug":"canadian-universities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/defaultveg\/canadian-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Plant-BasedU<\/strong> campaign supports students in an urgent call to action against the climate crisis: reduce food systems emissions by shifting to<\/span> sustainable plant-based menus on campus now. For more information please contact plantbasedu.canada@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Canadian University Initiative<\/strong> was launched in 2020 with universities in several provinces to increase plant-based meals in campus Food Services. For more information, email Eleanor Carrara<\/a>. Here are some of the University achievements (from west to east):<\/p>\n

University of Victoria:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>The University of Victoria is setting strong carbon reduction targets, and in 2020 met its goal to reduce Scope 1 and 2 campus greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent (relative to the 2010 baseline). As UVic now turns its reduction goals to Scope 3 emissions, this report outlines the significant contribution of food to campus emissions, and recommends reduction strategies including prioritizing plant-based options across food outlets. Read more in our report “The Default Veg Initiative: Measuring and Reducing Food Emissions at the University of Victoria<\/a>,” 2021 (PDF).<\/p>\n