Denmark is considering a proposal to put the tax in red meat after the government think tanks came to the conclusion that climate change is the ethical problems. The Danish Council of Ethics acclaimed a preliminary on meat, with a view to expanding control to eat all the red meat in the future. It said that in the long term, the tax should apply to all foods on different levels depending on climate impact.
The council voted in favour of measures by most overwhelming, and the proposal will now move forward for consideration by the government. In a press release, the Ethics Council said Denmark have directly threatened by climate change, and it's not enough to rely on the ethical consumer, to ensure the country meets the commitments of UN.
Cattle alone account for 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions while the production of food as the whole makes up between 19 and 29 per cent, the Council said.
Danes were ethical force to change their eating habits, it said, adding that it is unproblematic to cut the meat and still enjoy a healthy and nutritious diet.
"In response to the climate-damaging food to be efficient ,while also contributing to raise awareness of the challenge of climate change, it needs to be shared." said council spokesman Mickey Gjerris