Taxes on Meat Could Join Carbon, Sugar and Tobacco to Help Curb Emissions

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By Common DreamsDec 12, 2017, 9:01 am153 pts
By Jessica Corbett "Driven by a global consensus around meat's negative contributions to climate change and global health epidemics such as obesity, cancer and antibiotic resistance ," a new report by a British investor network concludes that a meat tax should be considered "inevitable" for any government…

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Taxes on Meat Could Join Carbon, Sugar and Tobacco to Help Curb Emissions

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