In Russia, the meat tax may appear to deter climate change. This opinion was expressed by the Special Representative of the President of Russia on the issues of digital and technological development Dmitry Peskov, reports TASS.
Carbon trace accounting policies can also be affected and animal husbandry. “In a few years, we will first be outraged loudly loudly, and then we will be forced, for example, to take a meat tax,” allowed sands.
he added that the climate agenda is able to change the scope of animal husbandry and become an incentive for the development of new technologies in this area. The idea of setting meat tax was previously expressed by Beyond Meat. Such a measure will force people to reduce its consumption, confident founder of the company Itan Brown.
He considers it necessary to set the meat of animal origin “Piguvian tax” – such payments are charged with enterprises whose work leads to the emergence of negative side effects for society. According to the head of Beyond Meat, such a measure would help developing countries to invest in the production of plant sources of protein.
Earlier it was reported that the export of beef to China Russia overtook Australia, Argentina and Brazil, filming this product the largest market in the world.