Effects of an environmental tax on meat and dairy consumption in Sweden

Säll, Sarah; Gren, Ing‐Marie

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.05.008

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“…Estimated own-price elasticities in Sweden are -0.538 for beef, -0.370 for pork, and -0.363 for chicken (Säll and Gren, 2015). Thus a 6 percent reduction in demand would require price increases by 12 to 16 percent.…”

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Nudging to Reduce Meat Consumption: Immediate and Persistent Effects of an Intervention at a University Restaurant

Kurz

2017

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Changing dietary habits to reduce the consumption of meat is considered to have great potential to mitigate food-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To test if nudging can increase the consumption of vegetarian food, I conducted a field experiment with two university restaurants. At the treated restaurant, the salience of the vegetarian option was increased by changing the menu order, and by placing the dish at a spot visible to customers. The other restaurant served as a control. Daily sales data on the three main dishes sold were collected from September 2015 until June 2016. The experiment was divided into a baseline, an intervention, and a reversal period where the setup was returned to its original state. Results show that the nudge increased the share of vegetarian lunches sold by around 6 percentage points. The change in behavior is partly persistent, as the share of vegetarian lunches sold remained 4 percentage points higher than during the baseline period after the original setup was reinstated. The changes in consumption reduced GHG emissions from food sales around 5 percent.

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“…Implementing a pegouvian tax which internalises the environmental cost of meat consumption into consumers' decisions has been found to be effective to reduce meat consumption [23,24]. For example, in [23] the authors show a substantial emission mitigation potential by a greenhouse gas (GHG) weighted consumption taxes on animal food products in the European Union (EU) based on a model of food consumption and the related land use and GHG emissions in the EU.…”

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“…For example, in [23] the authors show a substantial emission mitigation potential by a greenhouse gas (GHG) weighted consumption taxes on animal food products in the European Union (EU) based on a model of food consumption and the related land use and GHG emissions in the EU. In [24] the authors evaluate the environmental impacts of introducing an environmental tax on meat and dairy consumption in Sweden by using econometric estimates of the almost ideal demand system (AIDS) for meat and dairy products. Their results indicated relatively inelastic own price elasticities and high income elasticities for all meat products and slightly lower for dairy.…”

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Land Use Change under Biofuel Policies and a Tax on Meat and Dairy Products: Considering Complexity in Agricultural Production Chains Matters

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Growing demand for meat and dairy products (MDP), biofuels, and scarcity of agricultural land are drivers of global land use competition. Impacts of policies targeting demand for MDP or biofuels have only been analysed separately. We use the computable general equilibrium model DART-BIO to investigate combined effects, since MDP and biofuel production are closely related via feestock use and co-production of animal feed. We implement four scenarios: (a) a baseline scenario; (b) halving MDP consumption in industrialised countries by a tax; (c) abolishing current biofuel policies; and (d) no exogenous land use change. We find that a MDP tax and exogenous land use change have larger effects on land use and food markets than biofuel policies. International trade is affected in all scenarios. With respect to combined effects of a MDP tax and biofuel policies, we find decreasing biodiesel but increasing bioethanol production. In addition, the MDP tax decreases the impact of biofuel policies on agricultural markets and land use. Our results highlight the importance of a detailed representation of different vegetable oils used in biodiesel production and related by-products. Finally, since the MDP tax increases the use of fossil fuels, the net climate mitigation potentials of such a tax should be investigated further.

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“…"Meat taxes" are discussed in the scientific community (Säll and Gren, 2015;Wirsenius et al, 2011) but not implemented in any country yet. Initiatives, trying to encourage individuals to reduce meat consumption, such as "Meat-free days," are limited in their outreach and probably also in their effectiveness.…”

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Nudging La Carte A Field Experiment on Food Choice

Gravert

Kurz

2017

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We test the effect of framing of a menu on the choice of ordering climate friendly dishes in a randomized controlled experiment. Rearranging the menu in favor of vegetarian food has a large and significant effect on the willingness to order a vegetarian dish instead of meat. We show that there exists a considerable marginal group willing to change meat consumption behavior at least in the short term. Our results demonstrate both to policy makers and to actors in the food service sector that small, cheap interventions can significantly decrease carbon emissions from food consumption.JEL classification: D12, Q50, C93

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Effects of an environmental tax on meat and dairy consumption in Sweden

Cited by 117 publications

References 35 publications

Nudging to Reduce Meat Consumption: Immediate and Persistent Effects of an Intervention at a University Restaurant

Nudging to Reduce Meat Consumption: Immediate and Persistent Effects of an Intervention at a University Restaurant

Land Use Change under Biofuel Policies and a Tax on Meat and Dairy Products: Considering Complexity in Agricultural Production Chains Matters

Nudging La Carte A Field Experiment on Food Choice

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