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Table of Contents I. Minneapolis 2040 178 A. What the 2040 Plan Is and How It Came to Be 178 B. Legal Implications 179 C. What the Future Holds and [...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 418 I. Why Target Reducing Meat Consumption? 418 A. The Environment 419 B. Human Health 420 C. Justice and Equity 4?1 D. Animal Welfare 423 II. [...], Recently, there has been a movement to reduce the total consumption of meat Americans eat. These efforts often focus on the impact red meat has on climate change. This paper takes a closer look at the impact both red and processed meat have on the environment; human health; justice and equity issues; and animal welfare. Looking at red and processed meat's effects, it suggests implementing a local tax on red and processed meat by comparing such a tax to the movement to tax sugar-sweetened beverages. Based on that movement, the paper looks at obstacles that advocates for a meat tax are likely to face and how they can be successful.