Petition 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.

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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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Date closed 22 June 2016
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