Submitted on Sunday 20th December 2015
Published on Tuesday 22nd December 2015
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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Impose a Meat tax to help tackle one of the major causes of climate change.
Livestock create more greenhouse gases than all the world's vehicles combined. The world's current eating habits are not sustainable with our growing population. An additional tax on all meat products will encourage people to reduce their meat consumption and shift to more plant based products.
Recent National Geographic article: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding-9-billion/?sa=X&ved=0CCgQ9QEwCGoVChMIm6Xu3J39xgIVAzkUCh1xfAKu
Guardian article on cutting down meat consumption: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/03/eating-less-meat-curb-climate-change
Nature Climate Change Journal: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v4/n1/full/nclimate2081.html
Cowspiracy documentary: http://www.cowspiracy.com/
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