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Taxing food consumption to reduce environmental impacts – Identification of synergies and goal conflicts

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  • Moberg, Emma
  • Säll, Sarah
  • Hansson, Per-Anders
  • Röös, Elin

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This study analysed the environmental impacts of taxation on Swedish food consumption and sought to identify potential synergies and goal conflicts between environmental aspects. This was done by analysing various taxation scenarios to reduce environmental impacts of food, including taxation based on: climate impact; a score based on weighting of several environmental impacts; and adjusted rates of value-added tax (VAT).

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  • Moberg, Emma & Säll, Sarah & Hansson, Per-Anders & Röös, Elin, 2021. "Taxing food consumption to reduce environmental impacts – Identification of synergies and goal conflicts," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jfpoli:v:101:y:2021:i:c:s0306919221000695
    DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102090
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