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Germany: ‘Meat Tax’ on the Table to Protect the Climate

Germany: ‘Meat Tax’ on the Table to Protect the Climate

German politicians from the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens on Wednesday proposed raising the value added tax (VAT) on meat to the standard rate of 19%. Currently, meat is taxed at a reduced rate of 7%. “I am in favor of abolishing the VAT reduction for meat and earmarking it for more animal welfare,” […]

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    Germany: ‘Meat Tax’ on the Table to Protect the Climate

    Germany: ‘Meat Tax’ on the Table to Protect the Climate

    German politicians from the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens on Wednesday proposed raising the value added tax (VAT) on meat to the standard rate of 19%. Currently, meat is taxed at a reduced rate of 7%. “I am in favor of abolishing the VAT reduction for meat and earmarking it for more animal welfare,” […]

    July 2019 Was World’s Hottest Month Ever Recorded

    July 2019 Was World’s Hottest Month Ever Recorded

    July 2019 was the warmest month globally ever recorded, according to data released on Monday by the European Union’s climate change agency. “While July is usually the warmest month of the year for the globe, according to our data it also was the warmest month recorded globally, by a very small margin,” Jean-Noel Thepaut, head […]

    German Tourists Perish in Alaskan Glacier Lake

    German Tourists Perish in Alaskan Glacier Lake

    Police in the U.S. state of Alaska said two German tourists and their guide were canoeing on Valdez Glacier Lake when they had an accident. Their bodies were recovered on Tuesday after a kayaker raised the alarm. The victims, all aged in their 60s, appeared to have been paddling in a single inflatable boat, officers […]

    Russia Declares Emergency Over Huge Wildfires in Siberia

    Russia Declares Emergency Over Huge Wildfires in Siberia

    An area of 3.2 million hectares (7.9 million acres) was engulfed by forest fires in remote regions of Russia on Monday. In comparison, the total surface of the nation of Belgium is 3.07 million hectares. With fires raging for days, immense clouds of smoke reached large population centers, including Russia’s third biggest city, Novosibirsk. Authorities […]