2006年,聯合國糧食及農業組織(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO)發佈了一篇題為〈畜牧業的巨大陰影〉(Livestock's Long Shadow)報告書。在這份報告書中指出,畜牧業所生產的溫室氣體排放量佔全球總排放量的18%。隨著這份報告的問世,「蔬食抗暖化」運動的浪潮漸在全球風起雲湧。 本研究以「論述分析」研究途徑切入,探討當代臺灣的蔬食運動與素食主義論述如何發展出具有「環境素食主義」色彩的「蔬食抗暖化運動」。研究首先針對素食主義發展歷史進行梳理,續以自聯合國關鍵報告公布之2006年始,至2018年迄的各大報「環境素食主義」相關新聞作為研究標的進行論述內容分析。 研究發現,臺灣「環境素食主義」下的「蔬食抗暖化」運動於發起初期,「宗教信仰團體」之著力至深,乃推動臺灣從「宗教素食主義」轉向「環境素食主義」發展的重要關鍵角色。而「蔬食抗暖化」運動能夠走入「政策領域」,則是依靠宗教信仰團體、環保團體及其他NGO團體、民意機關、政府內部關鍵人物等行動者的互動與合作所產生的最終結果。
The study uses a discursive approach to analyse the vegan advocay and the discourses on vegetarianism in Taiwan. Using discourse analysis, it examines how the vegetarianism in Taiwan developed into the “Environmentalism- tinged” VACC (Vegan Against Climate Change) movement and vegetarian policies, especially after the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) announced the key report “Livestock’s Long Shadow.” in 2006, by studying the historical material of Vegetarianism. The analysis shows that the religious groups in Taiwan took a great part in promoting the VACC movement by developing the discourses on Environmental Vegetarianism. And as for the policy process of VACC movement, it is due to the interworkings and cooperation of the religious groups, the environmantal groups, the NGOs, the parliament and the key persons within the administration departments.