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Meat tax ‘inevitable’, says financial report
Read more >FAIRR initiative says move ‘highly likely’ in bid to protect changing climate from damaging planet, human health and world economies
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Indian state of Kerala introduces fat tax
Read more >Kerala to impose a 14.5 per cent levy on meat products and fast food as part of drive to curb obesity epidemic
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Denmark’s Council of Ethics: tax beef
Read more >Independent body that polices Danish ethical issues recommends climate tax to limit consumption of ‘inarguably most destructive’ food
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‘Food emissions tax’ would cut meat-eating
Read more >Study into carbon tax on high-emissions food finds people would be more likely to eat less meat if they had to pay more for it
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Meat lobby successfully waters down US nutrition guidelines
Read more >Politicians bow to pressure from the meat industry in not following scientists’ recommendation to advise Americans to eat less red and processed meat
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World must act on antibiotics in meat, says report
Read more >Drug use by the livestock industry must be curbed or banned to prevent the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, says government report.
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America must eat less meat, says influential nutrition panel
Read more >One of US’s most eminent advisory panels on nutrition has recommended that its citizens cut down on the amount of meat they eat in order to fight climate change.
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New York City Council members introduce Meatless Monday resolution
Read more >Meat Free Monday has joined public health, environmental, and animal rights advocates, plus renowned chefs, in backing a Meatless Monday resolution being introduced today by members of New York City Council.
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Historic carbon deal commits US and China to cutting emissions
Read more >The world’s two largest polluters – China and the US – signed a historic deal last week at the G20 meeting in Australia to cut their carbon output.
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Cheap meat in the dock over poultry factory hygiene
Read more >A major investigation has shown how animal welfare and food hygiene standards in the poultry industry are being driven down by the demand for cheap meat.