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Now we are talking: how to design a 'Made in America' Meat Tax?

15-10-2024

Last August, three months before the USA elections, the New York University School of Law published an article titled 'Designing a "Made in America" Meat Tax'. It was written by authors...

100+ NGOs join forces with Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, the DRC, and Uganda and Urge Global Action on Meat Consumption ahead of COP29

15-10-2024

100 NGOs from 43 different countries have signed the COP29 declaration on GHG emission pricing of food systems, spearheaded by TAPP Coalition and Africa Climate Action Initiative...

Survey in USA, Germany, India, South Africa, and Brazil: 44% supports tax on meat

04-10-2024

The Climate Change Leadership Group at Uppsala University conducted a large-scale study, published in Nature, on the acceptance of rationing versus taxes on meat and fossil fuels. For...

Survey: farmers want levy on meat & dairy to reflect costs of animal welfare

11-09-2024

53% of Dutch livestock farmers support higher VAT on meat, dairy, and eggs for better animal welfare and income A survey of nearly 400 Dutch livestock farmers, representative of the...

New report on agriculture & food in a climate neutral EU recommends Ag-ETS and food taxes

10-09-2024

Today, Agora-Agrar published a new report 'Agriculture, forestry and food in a climate neutral EU'. The reports recommends an Agriculture Emission Trading Scheme (Agri-ETS) as the most...

Strategic Dialogue: Farmers and NGOs reach historic consensus on sustainable transition for EU food and farming

04-09-2024

The new report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture published today [1] marks the end of seven months of debate between stakeholders (including green NGOs, consumer...