1) You will own nothing and you will be "happy"
2) Whatever you want you will rent and everything will be delivered by drones
3) The US won't be the world's leading superpower
4) A few countries will dominate
5) You won't die waiting for an organ donor your organs will be 3D printed
6) Meat will become almost non-existent (except for the extremely wealthy)
7) One billion people will be displaced because of "climate change" (welcome refugees with a smile)
8) Carbon tax
9) Western "values" are now exhausted
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Source: RT News
A tax on meat to save the planet? British health experts call for new levies on food with heavy environmental impact
November 8, 2020
A carbon tax should be introduced for food producers by 2025, a group of UK health professions has said, stressing that food production accounts for the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions.
It is impossible to "keep global temperatures at safe levels" without paying attention to the food industry, both in terms of production and consumption, the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) said in a report released last week. The association represents several colleges of medicine and nursing, the British Medical Association as well as medical journal the Lancet among other groups.
More: Pandemic fears & rising prices spurring countries to stockpile food – report
One of the incentives proposed by the alliance to save the planet is to switch to a climate-friendly diet. This includes, among other measures, trimming red meat consumption in favor of plant-based protein as they claim meat production is one of the major contributors to emissions. According to data cited in the report, the food system will be "within sustainable environmental limits" only if red meat consumption is cut by half.
Another proposal says that all food producers should be targeted by a food carbon tax. The levy is set to be based on the carbon footprint of their products, and should be introduced in five years if the industry fails to take "voluntary action" on its climate impact. The group stressed that such fiscal measures have proven to be an effective tool, citing the so-called 'Sugar Tax' and levies on plastic bags as successful examples.
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A tax on meat to save the planet? British health experts call for new levies on food with heavy environmental impact
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November 8, 2020
A carbon tax should be introduced for food producers by 2025, a group of UK health professions has said, stressing that food production accounts for the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions.
It is impossible to "keep global temperatures at safe levels" without paying attention to the food industry, both in terms of production and consumption, the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) said in a report released last week. The association represents several colleges of medicine and nursing, the British Medical Association as well as medical journal the Lancet among other groups.
More: Pandemic fears & rising prices spurring countries to stockpile food – report
One of the incentives proposed by the alliance to save the planet is to switch to a climate-friendly diet. This includes, among other measures, trimming red meat consumption in favor of plant-based protein as they claim meat production is one of the major contributors to emissions. According to data cited in the report, the food system will be "within sustainable environmental limits" only if red meat consumption is cut by half.
Another proposal says that all food producers should be targeted by a food carbon tax. The levy is set to be based on the carbon footprint of their products, and should be introduced in five years if the industry fails to take "voluntary action" on its climate impact. The group stressed that such fiscal measures have proven to be an effective tool, citing the so-called 'Sugar Tax' and levies on plastic bags as successful examples.
Please go to RT News to read the entire article.
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