US EditionFull Value Added Tax on Meat: A First Step Towards Pricing the Environmental Damages Caused by Diets
Researchers propose increasing value-added tax on meat to reflect environmental costs, potentially reducing food-related emissions by up to 5.7%, while compensating EU households.
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Research researchers propose targeting value-added tax on meat to internalise environmental costs through CO2-based price differences.
- Global data show food and agriculture account for about one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, with beef and lamb especially carbon-intensive and a 100g beef serving equating to 78.7 km driving .
- Researchers estimated a per-tonne CO2e surcharge could match the emissions reductions of removing reduced VAT on meat, with a consistent €15 per tonne of CO2e achieving similar effects.
- Researchers calculated that removing reduced VAT on meat would raise EU household food costs by about €19, offset by €83 in revenues, reducing net costs to €26 or as low as €12 with social compensation.
- Implementation is complicated because 22 of 27 EU member states apply reduced VAT on meat, and the EU lacks a concrete plan despite potential 15 per cent emissions cuts.
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Tax change with effect: A higher value added tax on meat could significantly relieve the climate and the environment – with only a small annual additional cost per household.
Environmental impacts from European food consumption can be reduced with carbon pricing or a value-added tax reform
Food consumption generates substantial environmental externalities that remain insufficiently addressed by public policies. Here we explore the global environmental footprints induced by food consumption in the European Union (EU27) based on a multi-regional input–output model, and assess the potential of tax policies for mitigation. Using household expenditure data, we estimate country-specific demand systems for food products and link these to…
Full value added tax on meat: A first step towards pricing the environmental damages caused by diets
A study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Nature Food analyzes the ecological "footprint" from diets—and policy options to counteract through price signals. EU-wide, 23% of greenhouse gas emissions generated directly and indirectly by private households arise in this sector.
Study in Nature Food Explores Carbon Pricing and VAT Reform to Reduce Environmental Impact of European Food Consumption
A recent study published in *Nature Food* examines the […] The post Study in Nature Food Explores Carbon Pricing and VAT Reform to Reduce Environmental Impact of European Food Consumption first appeared on GeneOnline News. The post Study in Nature Food Explores Carbon Pricing and VAT Reform to Reduce Environmental Impact of European Food Consumption appeared first on GeneOnline News.
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BIOENGINEER.ORGReducing Environmental Impact: Carbon Pricing and VAT Reform
The rising concerns over environmental sustainability pose a critical challenge to modern society, particularly concerning the food sector. A recent study led by researchers Plinke, Sureth, and Kalkuhl, published in “Nature Food,” unpacks the environmental impacts of food consumption in Europe and proposes that the imposition of carbon pricing or a reform of value-added tax (VAT) could mitigate these effects. The findings resonate with a pressin…
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