World Leaders At COP26 Meet Will Eat Food Not Transported By Air

World leaders attending COP26 in November will be dining on seasonal British food after the company catering the event announced a ban on air-freighted fruit and vegetables, according to Euronews Green.

Photo Insert: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Sir David Attenborough talk to school children at the Science Museum for Launch of the UK hosting of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

Levy UK + I, which will be supplying food for the international climate conference, announced that it would no longer be using any produce that is transported by air. It is part of the firm’s ambition to become carbon neutral in the near future.

The International Transport Forum estimates that freight makes up more than seven percent of global emissions. Airfreight in particular is thought to be one of the most carbon-intensive ways to transport food.

The menus for COP26 will focus on seasonal fruit and veg, avoiding produce such as fine beans, asparagus from South America, and berries that are flown from all over the world.

“It has long been our ambition as a company to divest from the use of air freight in our procurement,” says Jon Davies, managing director of Levy UK.

“We believe it is our duty to continue leveraging the power of our supply chain to drive better environmental, safety, and welfare standards right across our sector.”

He adds that the decision is not about restricting choice for diners but being more creative about how the company designs and delivers food experiences for its customers.

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