UN mulls fart tax for methane belching cows

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Report finds around six per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from cow methane

A UN report has suggested a "fart tax" on cattle as part of a raft of measures that could help tackle greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. Released yesterday, the report from the UN's Food and...

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