Carbon border tax on meat 'right thing to do'

If there was a situation where carbon emissions were being reduced from UK meat, but higher carbon products were continuing to be imported, businessman Henry Dimbleby said a carbon border tax would be 鈥榯heoretically' right, but questioned how it could be done legislatively

26 November 2024 鈥� 2 min read

A carbon border tax on meat would be the 鈥榬ight thing to do' but it would be difficult to do 鈥榩olitically'. That was the message from businessman and co-founder of Leon restaurants Henry Dimbleby, speaking...

Spring Statement 2026: What can farmers expect and what do farmers need?

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Food production needs to hard-wired back into ag policy, Efra Committee Chair says

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Can the Government put its money where its mouth is and deliver its manifesto commitment for at least half of all food purchased across the public sector to be locally sourced?

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