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Sugar tax could sweeten a market failure

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Britain has announced a tax on sugary drinks. Countries should go further and target foods that have large carbon footprints, says Adam Briggs.

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Briggs, A. Sugar tax could sweeten a market failure. Nature 531, 551 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/531551a

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