在傷害成癮中自我療癒——論暖化因應與蔬食運動

Self-healing our addiction to a destructive way of life- about global warming solutions and the vegan campaign

美國珊蒂颶風、菲律賓寶發強颱等氣候災難，皆由極端氣候這扇危機之窗，敦促人們面對環境變局，企求出路。回顧暖化因應之道，一是國際合作，以氣候峰會的法律約束力以期減緩、調適；二則因峰會的連年延宕，讓部分科學家提倡不知是好點子或餿主意的地球工程；其三則是屢遭質疑成效，卻又可能深具潛力的個人生活系統的改變。其中，攸關糧食安全的食物系統，已被聯合國和保育組織強調既是暖化原因也是調適重點。隨著英國保羅．麥卡尼爵士帶頭推廣周一無肉日，大力敦促個人層次（少肉）在緩解氣候變遷所能做出的貢獻，以快速減少生命週期短的溫室氣體，減輕環境承載負擔。從一己飲食供養牽動生命與環境的整體關連，由此反省而形成因應暖化的另類運動。是故本文擬由飲食作為環境行為的認知與反省，探討蔬食運動所突顯的環境效益與文化意義，兼論環境危機與環境倫理的相互影響。飲食選擇背後牽動的，包括改善傷害成癮的文化，珍惜生態資源，建立永續發展的條件。在傷害成癮已習以為常的世界裡，認清氣候與環境處境事實的蔬食運動，提供自然與人自我療癒的契機；這場新的飲食非暴力抗爭、公民不合作運動，不但是回復健康環境權的重要關鍵，也重新定義何謂好生活。

As a consequence of human past actions we are facing today, situations in which extreme weather events, such as Hurricane Sandry and Typhoon Bopha, are becoming more and more common. Usually three different kinds of solutions are offered for these problems. The first one is the international cooperation, which aims at the creation of international treaties, that would constrain individual nations to mitigate and adapt global warming during the climate summit. Secondly, there is the Geo-engineering, which is advocated by some scientists because the climate summit has failed to produce tangible results. Third is through personal life style change, an approach questioned repeatedly on its effectiveness while holding great potential for success. The former member of the Beatles, Sir Paul. McCartney plays a leading role on Monday-no-meat-day. A campaign for the promotion of a vegan diet emphasizes that everyone can make a positive contribution to the struggle against climate change as well as provide a remedy for the deteriorated environment. If veganism is merely a personal simple self-reflection and choice, why the European Union and the United Nations should carefully appeal? In particular, the public has not ye tactively confronted the relationship between the meat-eating, the environment and climate. How does it connect the lives and the environment as a whole and thereby become a campaign by the reflection? Accordingly, my study by the diet as the cognition and reflection of the environmental behavior, examines the salient environmental benefits and cultural significance of vegan campaign for solutions to the crisis of global warming, and the interaction between environmental crisis and environmental ethics. Behind dietary choices, is recovering our addiction to a self-destructive way of culture, and protecting precious ecological resources to establish the conditions for sustainable development. In this world, our addiction to a destructive way of life has become a habit, understanding of the situation of the climate and the environment, then vegan campaign can provide the opportunity for self healing.This new nonviolent struggle of diet and civil disobedience campaigns requires treating the environment and life friendly as global warming solutions. It is not only redefining a good life also the key of ecological recovery.