This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
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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