Meat tax far less unpalatable than government thinks, research finds

People are more likely to back policies to curb meat eating for health and climate reasons, Chatham House survey suggests

Taxing meat to simultaneously tackle climate change and improve global health would be far less unpalatable than governments think, according to new research.

Meat production produces 15% of all greenhouse gases - more than all cars, trains, planes and ships combined - and halting global warming appears near impossible unless the world's fast growing appetite for meat is addressed.