US EditionFiscal policies prove highly effective in mitigating the environmental impact of food
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Egremont Green News: Food waste and climate change - The Berkshire Edge
This year, the Egremont Green Committee is focusing on food waste, a global issue with a wide variety of environmental, social, and economic impacts. Food waste has a significant greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint, which exacerbates the climate change crisis. Production, transportation, and handling of food generate significant carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Worse, when food ends up in landfills, it generates methane, a GHG even more potent than CO…
Fiscal policies prove highly effective in mitigating the environmental impact of food
A study by the University of the Basque Country (EHU) has identified the optimal combinations of taxes and subsidies for reducing the environmental footprint of food consumption. Researchers from the BIRTE research group looked at how different fiscal policies contributed to reducing the carbon emissions, water use and food waste generated by food consumption.
A study by the University of the Basque Country (EHU) identified the optimal combinations of taxes and subsidies to reduce the environmental footprint of food consumption. Researchers from the Birte Research Group examined how different tax policies have contributed to the reduction of carbon emissions, water consumption and food waste [...]
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