“Will a food carbon tax lead to more animals being slaughtered? A quantitative model” by Soemano Zeijlmans

<p> Does a food carbon tax increase animal deaths and/or the total time of suffering of cows, pigs, chickens, and fish? Theoretically, this is possible, as a carbon tax could lead consumers to substitute, for example, beef with chicken. However, this is not per se the case, as animal products are not perfect substitutes. </p><p> I'm presenting the results of my master's thesis in Environmental Economics, which I re-worked and published on SSRN as a pre-print. My thesis develops a model of animal product substitution after a carbon tax, slaughter tax, and a meat tax. When I calibrate this model for the U.S., there is a decrease in animal deaths and duration of suffering following a carbon tax. This suggests that a carbon tax can reduce animal suffering.</p><p><strong> Key points</strong></p><ul> <li> Some animal products are carbon-intensive, like beef, but causes relatively few animal deaths or total time of suffering because [...]</li></ul> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:57) Key points</p><p>(03:07) The Small Animal Replacement Problem</p><p>(05:46) The model</p><p>(05:49) Input data and market model</p><p>(08:14) Measuring animal welfare impacts</p><p>(09:39) Results</p><p>(09:42) Carbon taxes</p><p>(11:31) Slaughter taxes</p><p>(12:10) Is a carbon tax or a slaughter tax better?</p><p>(13:41) Cant we just put a simple tax on meat and fish instead?</p><p>(14:06) Limitations</p><p>(15:54) Full thesis</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> January 3rd, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/KbREamTda2sZhKtTz/will-a-food-carbon-tax-lead-to-more-animals-being?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/KbREamTda2sZhKtTz/will-a-food-carbon-tax-lead-to-more-animals-being</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/KbREamTda2sZhKtTz/nw0lddqwyjcujmyznepg" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/KbREamTda2sZhKtTz/nw0lddqwyjcujmyznepg" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/KbREamTda2sZhKtTz/fiwz9lsvnkitaprzs6pc" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/KbREamTda2sZhKtTz/fiwz9lsvnkitaprzs6pc" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/KbREamTda2sZhKtTz/bfexigtlnpthgbkl2uqy" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/KbREamTda2sZhKtTz/bfexigtlnpthgbkl2uqy" alt="undefined" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div>