Tax meat and dairy to cut emissions and save lives, study urges
Surcharges of 40 per cent on beef and 20 per cent on milk would compensate for climate damage and deter people from consuming as much unhealthy food
Climate taxes on meat and milk would lead to huge and vital cuts in carbon emissions as well as saving half a million lives a year via healthier diets, according to the first global analysis of the issue....
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