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Should We Tax Meat to Reduce Methane Emissions? | Alternet
And, people would be healthier.
Actually, I think people would still buy and eat meat.
Taxing meat as an attempt to discourage consumers to buy it could be an effective way to reduce methane emissions from livestock, according to a new study.
The analysis, published in Nature Climate Change, used knowledge from previous studies on methane emissions and livestock to make the argument that meat consumption should be curbed if methane emissions are to be reduced. Its consumer-driven change, the scientists say: if meat consumption goes down, the number of cows and other ruminants that expel methane will also decrease.
Influencing human behavior is one of the most challenging aspects of any large-scale policy, and it is unlikely that a large-scale dietary change will happen voluntarily without incentives, the analysis reads. Implementing a tax or emission trading scheme on livestocks greenhouse gas emissions could be an economically sound policy that would modify consumer prices and affect consumption patterns.
And, people would be healthier.
Actually, I think people would still buy and eat meat.