Meat tax far less unpalatable than government thinks, research finds

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People are more likely to back policies to curb meat eating for health and climate reasons, Chatham House survey suggests

Taxing meat to simultaneously tackle climate change and improve global health would be far less unpalatable than governments think, according to new research. Meat production produces 15 per cent of...

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