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Food labeling combined with higher prices for carbon-intensive foods could help reduce UK greenhouse gases by 5%

Economists say labeling supermarket food to show its environmental impact, combined with taxing the most carbon-intensive items, could slash UK greenhouse gas emissions by almost 5% while generating net gains for society.

Food labeling combined with higher prices for carbon-intensive foods could help reduce UK greenhouse gases by 5%
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Economists say labeling supermarket food to show its environmental impact, combined with taxing the most carbon-intensive items, could slash UK greenhouse gas emissions by almost 5% while generating net gains for society.

Originally published at Phys.org

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